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Drug-resistant 'superbugs' found in 40% of supermarket meat products, study says
FILE - Tenderized tip steak is packaged in the meat department of a supermarket in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on April 26, 2012. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Drug-resistant "superbugs" were found in 40% of meat products randomly sampled at supermarkets, according to researchers in Spain – who called for better assessment in meat products and warned consumers about proper food handling. Scientists say antibiotic resistance is reaching dangerously high levels around the world, with research suggesting that superbugs — or strains of bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that are resistant to most medications – have joined the ranks of the world’s leading infectious disease killers.RELATED: CDC flags increase in stomach bug that’s becoming 'extensively drug-resistant'The researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela-Lugo analyzed 100 meat products – 25 each of chicken, turkey, beef and pork – chosen at random from grocery stores in northwest Spain.They found that 40 out of 100 contained multidrug-resistant E.