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First horses now MRSA in meat. Whats next?

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  • #32
    noxqs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭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.


  • #33
    wilson10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 512 ✭✭✭wilson10


    Woodies is the latest misslabeling scare I heard of.

    Some wooden flooring was found to have laminate !


  • #34
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,369 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #35
    Dwork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 797 ✭✭✭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?


  • #36
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.
    ...
    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.
    ...
    A spokesperson said: "People who eat a lot of red and processed meat should consider cutting down."


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