Dangerous Dinner: MRSA Hidden in Your Meat
Even with the growing trend of vegetarianism and veganism these days, some of us still enjoy a bit of meat now and again! And there’s nothing wrong with that . . . Now, I’m not saying we adhere to the ways of the Paleos, but a steak once in a while, or a piece of pork tenderloin (the other white meat!) can do no harm – Right?
Well, almost no harm. If you happened to have gotten sick one of the last times you enjoyed some meat in your dinner, you are not the only one. Researchers have found raw meat products in the United States carry a dangerous bacterium much more often than previous believed.
The culprit? Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
Details of the Study
The research, which was conducted by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and was published in the online journal PLoS ONE, was the largest sampling of raw meat products in America for MRSA contamination. Over 395 raw pork samples were collected from Minnesota, New Jersey and Iowa. From these samples, the scientists discovered that 26 samples carried MRSA, or roughly around seven percent.
There was no difference in MRSA contamination between conventional pork products and those raised without antibiotics or growth promoters, so there really is no way to reduce...
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