First horses now MRSA in meat. Whats next?

Phill Ewinn

MRSA in cattle, pigs and livestock generally. UK have confirmed that strains of MRSA occur in beef, pigs and their farmers and farmers families. Shocked so I am. Turned me off ridin farmers daughters for life so it has.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2013/0225/1224330475957.html



So whats next AH?

antodeco

Poor oul Mrs A. She cant get a break at all

What's next? Well, likely the surprise will be that we'll get meat that actually contains what it says on the label.

smash

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

So whats next AH?

Fish don't have fingers... god damn captain birdseye!

Capt'n Midnight

What do you mean first horses ?

there have been regular meat scandals

BSE , foot and mouth , TB in slaughtered cattle , the whole re-labelling of imported intervention Beef to get grants


nothing new

.Henry Sellers.

I'm hoping there will be toys like you get in a Kinder egg next.

the groutch

typical media scaremongering by digging up isolated incidents that happened ages ago.

jester77

They'll be finding sodium chloride in our meat next :eek:

Sponge Bob

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

What do you mean first horses ?

Boss, I've a Horse Outside that will Throw Concrete Blocks at ya with his Teeth boss. Hows dat for ya Boss!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jvLalY6ubc

Chuck Stone

Eat less meat.

boredatwork82

Double heroin aids. The worst kind.

It's highly possible that you are carrying MRSA in your nose or groin right now OP!

You're much more likely to be affected by this bacteria if you have poor hand hygiene, than if you eat a sausage for brekkie.

Boombastic

What's next? Somebody'll be murdered! And then where are we? Drive-by shootings in the night... it'll be like 'Boys 'n' the Hood'... and we'll have whores selling their wares on the street and the pimps will be using crack to keep the whores under control.

BillyMitchel

whoopsadaisydoodles wrote: »

It's highly possible that you are carrying MRSA in your nose or groin right now OP!

You're much more likely to be affected by this bacteria if you have poor hand hygiene, than if you eat a sausage for brekkie.

So I don't have crabs?!

*scratches balls and picks nose*

AnonoBoy

What next?

Women being allowed to vote, that's what! MADNESS.

topper75

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Eat less meat.

Never!
I'd rather sell the lawnmower and keep a few beasts myself in the back garden.

Mainstream food industry is becoming a joke alright. Sadly, organic is very pricey.

Nody

Deleted User wrote: »

What's next? Well, likely the surprise will be that we'll get meat that actually contains what it says on the label.

You have read the Icelandic review I take it? The frozen meat pie with at least 21% meat contained 0% meat of any kind :P

Phill Ewinn

MRSA in your nose? In your groin? My arse!

Phill Ewinn

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

MRSA in your nose? In your groin? My arse!

Not usually no, suppose it depends where you stick your finger after picking your nose though.

squod

Serious.

donutheadhomer

Phill Ewinn wrote: »

MRSA in cattle, pigs and livestock generally. UK have confirmed that strains of MRSA occur in beef, pigs and their farmers and farmers families. Shocked so I am. Turned me off ridin farmers daughters for life so it has.


http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2013/0225/1224330475957.html



So whats next AH?

You'ld never get this with Kinder Eggs though would you?

Capt'n Midnight

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Double heroin aids. The worst kind.

Haven't you heard the news ?

They can cure AIDS now

Solair

Sure even going vegetarian won't help, you get all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff sprayed on the veggies too.

Capt'n Midnight

jester77 wrote: »

They'll be finding sodium chloride in our meat next :eek:

and polyphosphates that allow proteins to soak up DHMO

Boombastic

Solair wrote: »

Sure even going vegetarian won't help, you get all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff sprayed on the veggies too.

Lead singer of punk band has PIG TAPEWORM removed from his brain after eating contaminated vegetarian burrito



:pac:

Dwork

the groutch wrote: »

typical media scaremongering by digging up isolated incidents that happened ages ago.

No. Factory workers in pork processing plants have been having huge issues with antibiotic resistance for years, and the resulting infections. If you handle a product doused in antibiotics day in and day out, after a bit they don't work for you anymore. Same as for mrsa, ie antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. Pig have been stuffed with antibiotics for years, now they don't work anymore. MRSA is just a generic name for an antibiotic resistant infection. Should be lots of fun in years to come. Eat up.:)

tightropetom

What's the problem? Isn't the point of cooking to kill bacteria?

WoollyRedHat

You know it's getting really bad when you order some chicken and the thing just walks off your plate.

squod

tightropetom wrote: »

What's the problem? Isn't the point of cooking to kill bacteria?

Do you cook people you meet? The issue is transfer of MRSA from animals to humans

Antho1966

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

You know it's getting really bad when you order some chicken and the thing just walks off your plate.

you think thats bad.

We used to get fried chicken that flew off, it was so cold

donegal_road

this clip is from the documentary Food Inc.

It explains how cattle are fed corn to make the grow faster, this leads to the development of e-coli in some cattle. Then it spreads to other cattle, and it can also spread in the slaughter house when manure gets into the beef.

So they have developed a system where they wash the beef with ammonia before being sold on to burger factories etc. Wonder is the same system being used in Europe?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHQHPNoyO7c

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noxqs

No, Ammonia washing of meat products is banned in the European Union. And that "pink slime" is only used as a filler in some US products. Still disgusting.

wilson10

Woodies is the latest misslabeling scare I heard of.

Some wooden flooring was found to have laminate !

Zillah

Dwork wrote: »

MRSA is just a generic name for an antibiotic resistant infection.

No it isn't. It stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which means it is a type of bacteria (Staphylococcus Aureus) that is resistant to a popular antibiotic (Methicillin). There is also VRSA, which is resistant to Vancomycin. There are other types too, including bacteria with the NDM-1 gene that makes them highly resistant to a broad range of antibiotics, but MRSA is definitely not just a generic term.

Dwork

Zillah wrote: »

No it isn't. It stands for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, which means it is a type of bacteria (Staphylococcus Aureus) that is resistant to a popular antibiotic (Methicillin). There is also VRSA, which is resistant to Vancomycin. There are other types too, including bacteria with the NDM-1 gene that makes them highly resistant to a broad range of antibiotics, but MRSA is definitely not just a generic term.

Ahh, sure you got me there. Sure they can just use another sort of antibiotic to treat it so. What's that? You can't? Oh. What's your point then, Mr Pointy pointerten?

Capt'n Midnight

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21682779

Sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats appear to increase the risk of dying young, a study of half a million people across Europe suggests.

It concluded diets high in processed meats were linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer and early deaths.
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One in every 17 people followed in the study died. However, those eating more than 160g of processed meat a day - roughly two sausages and a slice of bacon - were 44% more likely to die over a typical follow-up time of 12.7 years than those eating about 20g.
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A spokesperson said: "People who eat a lot of red and processed meat should consider cutting down."