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Brazilian meat, antibiotics and superbugs: what you need to know

From 3 September 2026, Brazilian beef, poultry and other animal products will no longer be authorised for import into the European Union (EU) or Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales will continue accepting them during a separate UK assessment. The split concerns how antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines are used…

The Conversation · Sep 3

EU suspends Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic concerns

The European Union has suspended imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products, as Brussels waits for assurances that the South American country is complying with the bloc’s rules on antibiotic use in livestock farming.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 3

Genetic Sequencing Predicted Reduced Antibiotic Response in All 98 Salmonella Cases Tied to Recalled Texas Eggs

Sequencing predicted the Salmonella strain in a 98-person egg outbreak would resist common antibiotics, and other illness sources remain unidentified.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Atlanta Hospitals Improved Hand Hygiene by Sixteen Points and Drug Resistant Germ Detections Did Not Fall

Four Atlanta hospitals raised hand hygiene rates sharply, but drug-resistant organism detections did not drop. What the null result means.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

Brazil has failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farming

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

You’ve probably heard it for years, every time you get a prescription for antibiotics: “Make sure to take all the pills.”

The Conversation · Aug 28

Washington Places Its First Order Under a Federal Contract to Stockpile an Antibiotic for Resistant Infections

BARDA exercised a $36.9 million option to buy cefiderocol for national preparedness. Here is what the antibiotic treats and who it helps.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Specialists Push Hospital Sepsis Care Toward Infection Specifics and Away from One Size Fits All Timing Rules

A multisociety panel says hospitals need faster diagnosis and better antibiotic choices for sepsis, not just faster clocks on treatment.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

Eight Months of Failed Treatment Ended When Doctors Finally Asked This Man About His Job

A man who handled fish had arm ulcers for 8 months. Repeated courses of antibiotics and surgery failed until testing identified Mycobacterium marinum.

Medical Daily · Aug 26

China Rejected 22 Tons of Argentine Beef Over a Banned Antibiotic as Trump Opens the Door to 300,000 Tons

Trump's 300,000-tonne beef plan sparks fury among MAGA ranchers as Argentina enters the picture following China's rejection of beef over a banned antibiotic

International Business Times UK · Aug 25