date:Sep 18, 2013
-resistant E. coli on raw chicken marketed as conventional, organic, kosher and RWA, the study states. From April-June 2012, we purchased 213 samples of raw chicken from 15 locations in the New York City metropolitan area.
The researchers then screened E. coli isolates from each sample for resistance to 12 common antibiotics: Although the organic and RWA labels restrict the use of antibiotics, the frequency of antibiotic-resistant E. coli tended to be only slightly lower for RWA, and organic c