Review of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Its Detection in Food Safety
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According to the World Health Organization, food security is a public health issue worldwide due to the presence of toxic and hazardous substances in food. After the melamine-tainted milk scandal in China in 2008, food security was a hot topic at subsequent sessions of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Consultative Conference. At the same time, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the “Food Safety Law,” which states that the situation of food safety in China is serious and worrisome. Therefore, strengthening the monitoring and control procedures for food safety is an immediate concern. Staphylococcus aureus, especially methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is a typical food-borne microorganism, exhibiting new drug-resistant characteristics, indicating that the development and evolution of bacterial drug resistance might be due to the misuse of antibiotics in livestock. Since the rate of developing new antibiotics cannot keep pace with the emergence of drug-resistance, treatment of bacterial infection is becoming more challenging. In situations where no effective antibiotics are available, human health is exposed to a serious threat. Combining the issues of food safety arising from antibiotic misuse and the recent drug resistance of “superbugs,” the authors present a review of research progress on the common food-borne microorganism MRSA and its detection methods for food safety.
