RANDOM TESTS FIND MRSA IN DANISH AND GERMAN PORK IN SWEDEN
November 1st, 2014
Pork containing MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) has been detected during random checks by Sweden’s national veterinary institute (Statens veterinärmedicinska) inspectors. This follows random tests on a range of meat products being offered for sale in various grocery supermarket chains in the Stockholm area in mid-November. Specifically, MRSA bacteria were found in samples taken from imported Danish and German packaged pork. The results of the check found that MRSA was four times more prevalent in pork imported from Denmark than it ...
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