09-12-2016, 12:57 PM
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Superbugs from your Supermarket
Did you know that the superbug MRSA has been found in British pork on sale at both Asda and Sainsbury's? Three out 97 samples were found to be infected with MSRA CC398 a strain less virulent than the standard one but still deadly. This new strain is wide spread in Denmark were it is believed that as many as 12,000 people have been infected. Despite this Danish pig products are still being imported into the UK.
09-12-2016, 01:41 PM
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It'll be all about money as usual. Probably cheaper to import as it is with other things - all wrong though.I can't remember the figures now, but a much higher percentage of raw poultry is infected than port, even the outside wrapping has proved to be infected with C.Diff.
Even 'healthjy' fruit and veg is covered in chemicals too though. I do think a lot about soft fruits like strawberries for example, where they will have absorbed chemicals through their soft surfaces, yet we do not peel them, and do not cook them, to destroy anything harmful. Same with lettuce and tomatoes.
It is not just meat that is potentially dodgy. At least that can be heated to a high temperature.
09-12-2016, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by noolsg
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Every time I hear something like this I think we should stop eating meat, but I never do
09-12-2016, 03:01 PM
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I managed to acquire MRSA while in hospital ,I didnt have it when I went in but had picked it up after being there for a week or more,I tested positive for it and had to wash in special solution for a few days and be tested again which came back negative fortunately
09-12-2016, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Aysa
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I managed to acquire MRSA while in hospital ,I didnt have it when I went in but had picked it up after being there for a week or more,I tested positive for it and had to wash in special solution for a few days and be tested again which came back negative fortunately
Unfortunately I'm not surprised Aysa.
My poor old Mum contracted C.Diff while she was in hospital too. They had to move her into isolation, and we had to wear gowns and gloves etc to visit her. She was 89 bless her heart.
09-12-2016, 03:27 PM
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I don't shop in Tescos or Sainsburys for meat or any supermarket I buy from a local butcher (not that I eat much these days).Handling meat wherever it comes from is all about good housekeeping, washing you hands after touching it, washing knives and chopping boards that have been used for meat before using them for anything else, storing meat in a none drip container at the bottom of the fridge .
Take these simple measures and you will be fine
09-12-2016, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I don't shop in Tescos or Sainsburys for meat or any supermarket I buy from a local butcher (not that I eat much these days).Handling meat wherever it comes from is all about good housekeeping, washing you hands after touching it, washing knives and chopping boards that have been used for meat before using them for anything else, storing meat in a none drip container at the bottom of the fridge .
Take these simple measures and you will be fine
09-12-2016, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I don't shop in Tescos or Sainsburys for meat or any supermarket I buy from a local butcher (not that I eat much these days).Handling meat wherever it comes from is all about good housekeeping, washing you hands after touching it, washing knives and chopping boards that have been used for meat before using them for anything else, storing meat in a none drip container at the bottom of the fridge .
Take these simple measures and you will be fine
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