Report: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in ground turkey in 21 states

A new Consumer Reports scare. Cook your turkey well and you’ll be okay. No need to panic.

Reuters reports:

The National Turkey Federation said the findings were sensationalized on a sampling that was “extremely small,” and said that blaming use of antibiotics in animals was “misleading.”

“There is more than one way they (harmful bacteria) can wind up on food animals,” said National Turkey Federation vice president Lisa Picard. “In fact, it’s so common in the environment, studies have shown that generic E.coli and MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) can even be found on about 20 percent of computer keyboards.

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