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Antibiotic resistance – is the meat we eat fuelling a ticking health bomb?

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It’s hardly talked about, but antibiotic resistance could be the next big global health problem.

Fifty percent of the antibiotics produced in Europe are for livestock and experts say resistant bacteria is transmitted to humans through meat.

So why do farmers use so many antibiotics and what are the future health risks?

_insiders_ went to Lleida, in Catalonia, to investigate.

Europe – the home of meat-eaters

Europeans like meat. On average, each year, they eat 10 kilos of beef, around 22…
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7 Comments

  1. @natalieanderson5407

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Sick keeping animals in cages like that 🤢 disgusting! How can we call ourselves humane?

  2. @Freekniggers

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    This isn't a normal, for food, pig farm this isnt even truth

  3. @Freekniggers

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Yeah normally Europe and England speak english

  4. @juliad.6372

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    from europe…
    correction: we do not have those additives added like in usa….that is you should talk about…we know more than your bs.

  5. @grimmer2005

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    How about vegeterians that dont eat meat?

  6. @KeillaSellay

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Never buy meat from Spain. It's corrupted.

  7. @KeillaSellay

    April 21, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Never buy meat from Spain. It's corrupted.

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