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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights
For Food professionals who wish to prevent Antimicrobial resistance in raw materials, intermediate and finished dairy, meat and other food products, AMR Insights offers selected, global information and data, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Farmers and other agrifood primary producers
- Quality staff in Food, Dairy and Meat processing companies
- Lab technicians in contract research and analysis laboratories
- Regulatory authorities staff
- Quality staff in Retail
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31 October 2025Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain
This article reviews how bio-based interventions in food and animal production—specifically probiotics (live beneficial microbes), prebiotics (substrates that stimulate beneficial microbes), and their combinations (synbiotics)—can help mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by reducing pathogen colonisation, enhancing host immunity and gut microbial balance, lowering antibiotic use, and limiting the release and spread of resistance genes from food-animal […]
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16 October 2025Prevalence, distribution, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacterial pathogens in chicken meat samples from India: A systematic review
A systematic review of 32 studies on chicken meat in India found alarming levels of bacterial contamination and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. were the most frequently detected pathogens, showing high resistance to ampicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and streptomycin. Over 60% of isolates were multidrug-resistant, and resistance genes such as bla, tet, and […]
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17 September 2025Antimicrobial resistance reservoirs in salmon and broiler processing environments, sidestreams, and waste discharges
This study mapped antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reservoirs in salmon and broiler processing plants by analyzing sidestream materials, waste discharges, and processing environments. Using targeted sequencing, researchers identified a wide variety of AMR genes, including high-risk ones such as TolC, mdtE, tet(L), tet(M), mecA, and blaCTX-M-1. The greatest diversity (32–330 unique genes) was found in wastewater […]
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