Antibiotic resistant bacteria in German chicken meat
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background and results of test sampling by the German consumer association "BUND"
In a nationwide sampling of chickens in five large supermarkets and discount stores more than half of the tested chicken meat proved to contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The samples were purchased in December 2011 in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Nuremberg and Stuttgart and regional analyzed in a specialized laboratory.
affected supermarkets, producers and brands
The affected products were purchased at: Edeka (E-centers, market purchase, net), Rewe (Rewe and Penny) and the Schwarz Group ('Lidl'). The samples all came from the three largest chicken producers in Germany: Wiesenhof, Sprehe, Stolle. And were sold under the brand names Heather Gold, Gem, Good Ponholz, William of Brandenburg, and Astenhof Esquire.
The germs found are not only dangerous because they are resistant to many antibiotics, it is a also possible to transfer their resistance traits to other pathogens in a human body. More than half of the 20 samples had MRSA bacteria and / or ESBL-producing organisms on it. On 10 samples of ESBL-producing organisms were detected, two samples were contaminated with MRSA bacteria.
More information
• BUND press release of 9 January 2012
• BUND-analysis of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on chicken meat