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Study: Food Contaminated by Staph Bacteria

By Daniel Kraker

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Flagstaff, AZ – A new study released by researchers in Flagstaff, Arizona last Friday shows high levels of drug resistant bacteria in some of the meat we buy from grocery stores. It's the first nationwide study to show that antibiotic resistant Staph contaminates our food supply.

And as Daniel Kraker reports, it uses high tech genetic analysis to trace that staph back to the farm.