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Researchers: US poultry beset by salmonella, 'superbug' threats
Recent salmonella outbreaks in the United States that have sickened as many as 15,000 people show that federal regulators — especially the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — must tighten their standards, researchers said in a study released Thursday.
The findings from the Pew Charitable Trusts paint a stark picture of the shortcomings of officials’ efforts to prevent salmonella outbreaks and mitigate their effects on public health.
A separate study also released Thursday by a U.S. consumer group said that about half the raw chicken breasts in a nationwide sampling carried antibiotic-resistant "superbug" bacteria. The group called for stricter limits on use of the medicines in livestock.
It could be more difficult to treat people if they became ill after eating chicken with the antibiotic-resistant bacteria, said Consumer Reports, which describes itself as the world's largest independent product-testing organization.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/19/us-meat-productionbesetbysalmonellaasuperbugathreats.html