C. difficile Superbugs in Meat
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2015-04-03

Why does the United States appear to have the highest level of C. diff contamination of the meat supply?

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Never heard of C. diff? That’s the Toxic Megacolon Superbug (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/toxic-megacolon-superbug/) I’ve talked about before.

Another foodborne illness tied to pork industry practices is yersiniosis. See: Yersinia in Pork (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/yersinia-in-pork/).

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) is another so-called superbug in the meat supply:
• Airborne MRSA (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/airborne-mrsa/)
• MRSA in U.S. Retail Meat (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mrsa-in-u-s-retail-meat/)
• MRSA Superbugs in Meat (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mrsa-superbugs-in-meat)

More on the scourge of antibiotic resistance and what can be done about it:
• Antibiotics: Agribusinesses’ Pound of Flesh (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Antibiotics-Agribusinesses-Pound-of-Flesh)
• Past the Age of Miracles: Facing a Post-Antibiotic Age (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/past-the-age-of-miracles-facing-a-post-antibiotic-age/)
• Superbugs in Conventional vs. Organic Chicken (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/superbugs-in-conventional-vs-organic-chicken/)

How is it even legal to sell foods with such pathogens? See Salmonella in Chicken & Turkey: Deadly But Not Illegal (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/salmonella-in-chicken-turkey-deadly-but-not-illegal/) and Chicken Salmonella Thanks to Meat Industry Lawsuit (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chicken-salmonella-thanks-to-meat-industry-lawsuit/).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/c-difficile-superbugs-in-meat and he'll try to answer it!

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