23% of UK Pork is Contaminated With Salmonella

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23% of UK Pork is Contaminated With Salmonella

 

December 11, 2000

 

London - Results say that out of the 13 million pigs slaughtered last year,

700,000 were contaminated by the time they reached the butcher.

 

The announcement of the results of the Government study of animals after

slaughter comes as the EU is still in turmoil over BSE.

 

Senior ministry of agriculture official admitted: “We always knew that

salmonella was around in pigs,” but this study was the first of its kind in

allowing the agriculture ministry to quantify the extent of the problem.

 

Maybe we should not be alarmed as around 60% of salmonella strains do not affect

humans. However, it seems that bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to

antibiotics and therefore more difficult to control.

 

Is the UK to face another meat crisis?

 

http://www.spcnetwork.com/mii/2000/001224.htm

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