Potentially deadly superbug found in British supermarket pork

Tests found more than 10% of sampled products were resistant to antibiotics. That sounds kind of high? Are they blowing this out of proportion or is it a legit concern? I thought we had a drug-resistant bacteria here in the US before the COVID stuff started.

www.theguardian.com...

Some British supermarket pork has been infected with a potentially fatal superbug, an investigation has found.

Tests discovered that more than 10% of sampled pork products, including joints, chops and mince, were infected with bacteria that showed resistance to a “last resort” antibiotic used to treat serious illnesses in humans. The contaminated products included some pork sold under the “Red Tractor assured” label and RSPCA-assured and organic products.

The superbug is a variant of the enterococci bacteria that can cause urinary tract and wound infections, among other illnesses. In the most serious cases, the bacteria can infect the bloodstream, heart, and brain.

It has become resistant to being treated by some types of antibiotics, which means some of the medicines a doctor might normally prescribe would have no effect for treating illness.

Sean Lock (RIP) was right

What news source is that?

If you cook it properly, it should still be all right.

a reply to: putnam6

Wiki says it's been around for 500 million years, and it known to be anti bacterial resistant, and a bugger to show up from to time...

en.wikipedia.org...-Sherris-9

Guess you gotta cook your pork through for the time being in the UK. Dry pork chops and pulled pork is on the menu from now on I guess.

originally posted by: CJCrawley
What news source is that?

If you cook it properly, it should still be all right.

Here's the link, damn I keep forgetting to put it in

www.theguardian.com...

originally posted by: CJCrawley
What news source is that?

If you cook it properly, it should still be all right.

Here's the link, damn I keep forgetting to put it in

www.theguardian.com...

Glad I don't - shudder - eat pig based foods. Used to, but here in Aus it's just gotten horrible.. :/

a reply to: putnam6

You will eat bug paste and like it

Mmmmmm bacon 🥓

a reply to: putnam6

They didn't list the actual variant. Almost all commercial meat is tainted, but what's interesting is the claim it's being found in joints. Typically joints and primal cuts are less prone to contamination because most contamination is part of the processing. Living animal bodies are good at keeping the nasty stuff where it belongs, but people with blades and automated butchering not so much. As a previous poster mentioned proper cooking temp eliminates the risk from all but a few pathogens and those that produce toxins (as opposed to infective agents some cause toxic response from their waste and cannot be cooked out).

It's not surprising, but this particular variant being resistant isn't likely to have a huge impact on humanity. The overall impact of resistant bacteria will eventually, but they'll still mostly target those with compromised immune systems or risk factors. There's a limit to the impact so long as normal immune function still is effective. I wouldn't want to have a compromised immune system ever, but as antibiotics are slower to be created and resistance increases the world could be a scary place for those unable to fight off normal environmental pathogens. Around 3% of the population is thought to have active MRSA colonization on their person. That means three out of ten people you encounter during the day are like assassins to somebody without immune function, just by being there. Regular staph is around 30% and even that can rapidly turn life-threatening for those with poor immune function.

The "superbugs" as they like to call them are no more virulent or deadly than their normal counterparts. The issue is that antibiotics, in people unable to fight them off, become almost worthless. The answer probably lies in using more naturally occurring compounds, a more total and tested control method.

It seems like using drugs is always the right thing to do. When they started slinging antibiotics to everybody and all the ag industry it was seen as a great advancement. The vast majority of people still don't understand the full repercussions and if they did they'd have been less inclined to rush out to get an experimental immune system therapeutic. The repercussions from that could be similar, but rather than an environmental change in pathogens it could have late stage impacts on individual's immunity.

originally posted by: ancientlight
a reply to: putnam6

You will eat bug paste and like it

Just wait until they start mass producing that bug paste and they start finding drug-resistant bacteria in the paste.

You wont know what to like anymore.

It may be resistant to antibiotics, yet the immune system of the vast majority of people could fight it off easily. Most people fight off antibiotic resistant bacteria well, but if their immune system faults for a period, it can get hold and make them sick. Also these people can pass on the bacteria and don't show any symptoms themselves so they still work. C-diff is common in hospital workers but it does not bother them yet when an immune compromised person comes in...they catch it. Same with MERSA. Some people live symbiotically with bacteria that hurts others too.

originally posted by: dandandat2

originally posted by: ancientlight
a reply to: putnam6

You will eat bug paste and like it

Just wait until they start mass producing that bug paste and they start finding drug-resistant bacteria in the paste.

You wont know what to like anymore.

mmmmm bug paste from a tube spread on toast...

Id rather eat weeds. most are edible... or fish.. plenty of fish for an angler who knows the right spots. they can cram their bugs with wallnuts!

a reply to: putnam6

Pour some coke on it until the worms come out. Then use a microwave to nuke the eggs. Problem solved :-)

Cheers - Dave

Another nice excuse for vaccine injuries-" you must have been eating super bug infested pork".

originally posted by: jerich0

originally posted by: dandandat2

originally posted by: ancientlight
a reply to: putnam6

You will eat bug paste and like it

Just wait until they start mass producing that bug paste and they start finding drug-resistant bacteria in the paste.

You wont know what to like anymore.

mmmmm bug paste from a tube spread on toast...

Id rather eat weeds. most are edible... or fish.. plenty of fish for an angler who knows the right spots. they can cram their bugs with wallnuts!

You're not going to have a choice. It's bugs or nothing.

originally posted by: Ksihkehe
a reply to: putnam6

They didn't list the actual variant. Almost all commercial meat is tainted, but what's interesting is the claim it's being found in joints. Typically joints and primal cuts are less prone to contamination because most contamination is part of the processing. Living animal bodies are good at keeping the nasty stuff where it belongs, but people with blades and automated butchering not so much. As a previous poster mentioned proper cooking temp eliminates the risk from all but a few pathogens and those that produce toxins (as opposed to infective agents some cause toxic response from their waste and cannot be cooked out).

It's not surprising, but this particular variant being resistant isn't likely to have a huge impact on humanity. The overall impact of resistant bacteria will eventually, but they'll still mostly target those with compromised immune systems or risk factors. There's a limit to the impact so long as normal immune function still is effective. I wouldn't want to have a compromised immune system ever, but as antibiotics are slower to be created and resistance increases the world could be a scary place for those unable to fight off normal environmental pathogens. Around 3% of the population is thought to have active MRSA colonization on their person. That means three out of ten people you encounter during the day are like assassins to somebody without immune function, just by being there. Regular staph is around 30% and even that can rapidly turn life-threatening for those with poor immune function.

The "superbugs" as they like to call them are no more virulent or deadly than their normal counterparts. The issue is that antibiotics, in people unable to fight them off, become almost worthless. The answer probably lies in using more naturally occurring compounds, a more total and tested control method.

It seems like using drugs is always the right thing to do. When they started slinging antibiotics to everybody and all the ag industry it was seen as a great advancement. The vast majority of people still don't understand the full repercussions and if they did they'd have been less inclined to rush out to get an experimental immune system therapeutic. The repercussions from that could be similar, but rather than an environmental change in pathogens it could have late stage impacts on individual's immunity.

A fountain of knowledge, the overuse of antibiotics definitely is not a good thing. Definitely wouldn't want to be eating pork chops tartar or any pork for that matter, chicken fish or lean red meat for me except bacon and even that isn't on the menu s much as it used to be