Reference | Vikram2018 (10128)

Similar levels of antimicrobial resistance in u.S. food service ground beef products with and without a Raised without Antibiotics claim.


Vikram, Amit; Miller, Eric; Arthur, Terrance M.; Bosilevac, Joseph M.; Wheeler, Tommy L.; Schmidt, John W. (United States of America)

Journal of Food Protection (2018)

Reference


Each month ground beef samples were obtained from three food service supply establishments. These three establishments were supplied with both conventional and raised without antibiotics beef.

Beef samples were split into three portions: 65, 25 and 10g. These samples were processed for enumeration, staphylococcus/MRSA testing, and metagenomic DNA isolation respectively. Selective media used.

AST Method: Unclear

Reference explicitly reports AST breakpoints: False

Reference reports using a MIC table: False

Is Excluded: False

Country Sub-Region Sub-Region Detail
United States of America Other (Other) Pacific (California,Oregon, and Washington), west south central (Arkansas, Louisi-ana, Oklahoma, and Texas), and south Atlantic (Delaware, Florida,Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia)
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Title Host Host Production Stage Description ROs
Beef raising method Cattle Carcass Retail Beef products with organic or raised without antibiotics (RWA) label claims compared to conventionally (CONV) raised beef using antibiotics. Data from erythromycin-resistance selective media. 1
Beef raising method Cattle Carcass Retail Beef products with organic or raised without antibiotics (RWA) label claims compared to conventionally (CONV) raised beef using antibiotics. Data from tetracycline-resistance selective media. 1
Production type Cattle Carcass Farm None 7