The results of Consumer Reports' first laboratory analysis of a popular alternative to hamburger meat may turn more than a few stomachs across America.
The consumer advocacy group found potentially dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the majority of the 257 samples of ground turkey it recently tested. The samples were taken from 27 different brands and stores across 21 states. While 90 percent of the ground turkey samples contained one or more types of antibiotic-resistant, disease-causing organisms, more than half also tested positive for fecal bacteria.
“Some bacteria that end up on ground turkey, including E. coli and staph aureus, can cause not only food poisoning but also urinary, bloodstream, and other infections,” Consumer Reports said in a prepared statement.”
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