Reply #5: Yup, only 5 out of every hundred packages had the bacteria [View All]

[jtuck004]

and a little more reading indicated that it might be the human processing that is the problem.

On the other hand, based on those results, you have a far better chance of feeding your kid a piece of meat with cooked MRSA on it than you do of winning the lottery on the scratch cards at the gas station. And that was in 2008. I would guess given our job market there are more problems today...

I think the article does a good job of pointing out that there is likely an infectious bacteria that should not be on your food in too many packages of food. If the problem is one of handling, what's to say the worker at the mart didn't handle the milk cartons or some of the produce after they wrapped up the meat?

After watching my wife undergo surgery to remove MRSA from a joint, then 6 weeks of Vancomycin antibiotic, followed by a series of allergic reactions requiring breathing assistance, I think it's worth at least being aware of.