Contamination of Retail Meat Samples with Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Relation to Organic and Conventional Production and Processing: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Data from the United States National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, 2012-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During food animal production, animals are exposed to, colonized by, and sometimes infected with bacteria that may contaminate animal products with susceptible and multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). The United States' Organic Foods Production Act resulted in decreased antibiotic use in some animal production operations. Some studies have reported that decreased antibiotic use is associated with reduced MDRO on meat.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate associations of meat production and processing methods with MDRO and overall bacterial contamination of retail meats.

Methods

Bacterial contamination data from 2012 to 2017 for chicken breast, ground beef, ground turkey, and pork chops were downloaded from the National Antimicrobial Resistan

SUBMITTER: Innes GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8114881 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature