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Superbugs in your food: It's a recipe for disaster

SUPERBUGS IN YOUR FOOD IT'S A RECIPE FOR DISASTER The cost of 34.5 MILLION CANADIANS ANTIBIOTIC- RESISTANCE 11-13 to Canada's healthcare system is: $200 million EACH YEAR! 1 million suffer from food-borne illness each year1 100 Many food-borne illnesses are treated with antibiotics BUT... 80 60 An estimated 88% of antibiotics used in Canada are given to animals, mostly livestock. 40 Only about 12% of antibiotics in Canada are given to humans. 3 20 Livestock are given antibiotics for 3 reasons:? 2 2. To prevent disease in healthy animals xunnecessary 1. To treat infections 3. To promote growth Mnecessary xunnecessary The unnecessary use of antibiotics in livestock makes the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria worse. 3. RISKS of FEEDING Antibiotics to Livestock 500 Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria are generated with selective mutation. This bacteria remains in animal products ingested by humans and is excreted in animal waste, which escapes into the environment. Some bacteria Different pathogens (including viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.) can be transmitted from animals to humans. 4 become super- bugs resistant to more than one antibiotic. HOWBacteria SPREADS Foodmart E.coli. How does this affect you? In a 2010 study... 6. 91% 70% 31% of chicken of those of those in the grocery store was found to be were resistant to were resistant to 1 or more 5 or more contaminated with antimicrobials antimicrobials E. coli. 91 70% 31 A couple of examples: % • 28% of the bacteria-contaminated chicken was resistent to Amoxicillin, a very common antibiotic. • 25% was resistant to Ceftiofur, a common drug used in chickens that is also important for use for pregnant ladies and kids.7 SUPERBUGS = FEWER DRUGS This means YOUR HEALTH is in DANGER. Something as simple as strep throat could KILL YOU. HOW CAN YOU HELP. Write your MP. Ask them to meet with WSPA to discuss this important issue. Learn more at www.wspa.ca/food 1 Pip, E. (2012). Pathogens and Public Health. What's on Your Plate? The Hidden Costs of Industrial Animal Agriculture. WSPA, 68. 2 Khachatourians, G. G., Korber, D.R., and Lawrence, J.R. (2012). Impacts of Industrial Animal Agriculture on Public Health. What's on Your Plate? The Hidden Costs of Industrial Animal Agriculture. WSPA, 44. When you are sick, avoid asking your doctor for unnecessary antibiotics. 3 Irwin, R. (2011). Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance - What it's telling us about stewardship in agriculture? PowerPoint, slide 10. http://issuu.com/bayleygroup/docs/rebecca-irwin-resistance-surveillance Support drug-free food production by purchasing certified organic meat, dairy and eggs. 4 Pip, E. (2012). Pathogens and Public Health. What's on Your Plate? The Hidden Costs of Industrial Animal Agriculture. WSPA, 68. Follow safe food preparation methods. 5 Ibid., 65. Protect yourself in healthcare settings. 6 Government of Canada (2011). Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Surveillance (CIPARS) Annual Report 2008, vi. 7 Irwin, R. (2011) Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance - What it's telling us about stewardship in agriculture? PowerPoint, slides 13, 18-24. http://issuu.com/bayleygroup/docs/rebecca-irwin-resistance-surveillance Share your stories. On social media, using the hashtag #antibiotics WSPA World Society for the Protection of Animals

Superbugs in your food: It's a recipe for disaster

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While we wouldn't put antibiotics in our breakfast cereal, hundreds of thousands of kilos of antibiotics are mixed into animal feed each year. This practice contributes to the rise of antibiotic resis...

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