The UK national media are worrying away at this story and are biding their time awaiting testing being done on pig herds.
In June, the Mail revealed how a deadly strain of an MRSA superbug found in pigs had been transmitted to humans in the UK.
The MRSA strain, ST398, which has been linked to deaths from pneumonia, has been found in pigs, meat and humans on the Continent.
It was first identified in the Netherlands as recently as 2003, where it is now responsible for 30 per cent of all human cases.
A number of limited surveys on the Continent and in the UK have apparently found the bug in raw pork and chicken.
Mr Young said: ‘The use of antibiotics is a cornerstone of intensive livestock production and because this is such an enormous industry there will inevitably be a reluctance to change.
‘No one wants to stop farmers using antibiotics when they are genuinely needed.
‘However, there are a number of very serious problems now developing and the evidence increasingly suggests that food is part of the problem.
‘As such we need an urgent review of the overall situation with clear recommendations to prevent an impending crisis.’
Experts at the European Food Safety Authority have called for a Europe-wide review of safety regimes to tackle the growing menace of food superbugs.
Why factory farms are to blame for new superbugs | Mail Online.
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