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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A Superbug in the Food Supply?

    Here’s a stomach-turner: researchers have found a highly-antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a frozen squid imported from South Korea. The squid was for sale in a Canadian grocery store. This is the first time the microbe has shown up in food products, and scientists say it could be a game changer. What are the potential dangers?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 13, 2014 • 1 min read

    Here’s a stomach-turner: researchers have found a highly-antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a frozen squid imported from South Korea. The squid was for sale in a Canadian grocery store. This is the first time the microbe has shown up in food products, and scientists say it could be a game changer. What are the potential dangers? For answers, we turn to the researcher who made the discovery.

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Andrew Walsh

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      Matt Holzman

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      University of Saskatchewan

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    World Cup Protests, Four Decades of Film and Scary Food News
    1. 0:00ISIS Explained
    2. 9:56Protests Cast Shadow on the World Cup
    3. 19:28The Limits of Political Polls
    4. 28:19Four Decades of Film
    5. 43:07A Superbug in the Food Supply?You’re reading this
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