I just aware that there are following signs in groceries recently:
- antibiotics free meat
- no steroids or hormone
- no artificial ingredients
- antibiotic free eggs, chicken or pork
- no antibiotics ever
In case of “antibiotics free,” the simple meaning that animals are raised without injected with antibiotics in the farm.
Then, what is important of antibiotics free animals for consumers?
Yes, antibiotics are injected into animals body to treat them from illness, especially microorganisms relate diseases.
Unfortunately, these antibiotics settle in the tissues of animals. Humans who consume meats will ingest the drugs accidentally.
The effect is harmful to consumers health, could cause antibiotic resistances. If one day we need antibiotics to treat illness due to such as bacteria, our body may not respond to the antibiotics.
Bacteria may evolve to survive against antibiotics, make our suffer from illness, and diseases spreading easily.
Examples of bacteria and antibiotics relationship, just to have an idea:
- Staphylococcus aureus bacteria resists to antibiotic called methicillin.
- Enterococcus sp survives against antibiotic, vancomycin.
- Enterococcus bacteria resist to antibiotic called vancomycin.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis fight to multi antibiotics.
Hope, we are aware that our foods may contain antibiotics, and we should avoid to consume it.