THEY COULD CONTAIN WISTERIA
CONTAMINATION.
ALL OF THEM HAVE RECALLED
PACKAGES WITH A NOVEMBER 25
USED BY DATE.
THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO LOOK
FOR.
WITH FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS
HEALTH EXPERTS ARE WARNING
ABOUT ONE COMMON PRACTICE THAT
THEY SAY INCREASES THE RISK OF
DEVELOPING DEADLY INFECTIONS.
ALL NEW AT 10:00 WE SHOW YOU
HOW TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU
ARE GETTING AT THE GROCERY
STORE. Reporter: WHEN IT
COMES TO PLAYTIME, CHARLIE AND
CAMPBELL HAVE A LOT OF CHOICES.
BUT AT THE GROCERY STORE MOM
RULES. I AM THE MEAN MOM THAT
DOESN'T BUY GOLDFISH AT THE
GROCERY STORE.
I PAY ATTENTION TO LABELS.
Reporter: LIKE ANY PARENT
THIS DALLAS MOM WANTS HER
CHILDREN TO GROW UP HEALTHY AND
STRONG.
TO MEET A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY
WE SPEND ON GROCERIES EVERY
MONTH IS TOTALLY WORTH IT
BECAUSE I HAVE JUST A LITTLE
BIT MORE PEACE OF MIND.
Reporter: HOW DO YOU THINK
ABOUT ANTIBIOTICS AND
PROTEIN? I THINK ABOUT IT A
LOT.
Reporter: PUBLIC HEALTH
EXPERTS ARE ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT THE OVERUSE OF
ANTIBIOTICS IN MEAT AND
POULTRY.
THE PROBLEM ABOUT ANTIBIOTIC
RESISTANCE WHICH COMES FROM
OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS BOTH IN
HUMANS AND ANIMALS IS A CRISIS
AT THIS POINT. Reporter: A
CRISIS THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION SAYS IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST THREATS TO GLOBAL
HEALTH, THE CDC SAYS OVERUSE OF
ANTIBIOTICS CAN CAUSE RESISTANT
BACTERIA TO SPREAD, PUTTING
HUMANS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING
LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS.
WE WILL JUST STICK IT IN HERE
TO RUN THE TEST. Reporter:
RIGHT NOW A TEAM AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
IS TEXTING A DEVICE THAT WILL
EMPOWER CONSUMERS TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THEIR FOOD.
THE PROFESSOR OF BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING SAYS THE SINGLE-USE
STRIPS MEASURED THE LEVELS OF
ANTIBIOTICS IN MEAT AND
PESTICIDES AND PRODUCE. THE
ACCURACY IS BETWEEN 95 TO 99%.
Reporter: THE DISPOSABLE
STRIPS CONNECT TO A KEYCHAIN
DEVICE THAT COMMUNICATES WITH A
NAP AND REPORTS THOSE NUMBERS
BACK TO YOU. YOU HAVE THE
CONFIDENCE THAN TO MAKE A
CHOICE. IT'S HARD TO KNOW
WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY GETTING,
WE ARE PAYING THE EXTRA MONEY
FOR ALL OF THESE LABELS BUT I
HAVE READ THAT THEY CAN
DEFINITELY BE MISLEADING.
Reporter: IT IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THE LABELS ON YOUR
FOOD.
FOR COMPANIES TO LABEL FOODS AS
RAISED WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS OR
NO ANTIBIOTICS EVER, ANIMALS
CANNOT HAVE BEEN GIVEN
ANTIBIOTICS IN THEIR FEED,
WATER OR BY INJECTION.
YOU CAN ALSO LOOK FOR PROCESS
VERIFIED SEAL WHICH TELLS YOU
USDA INSPECTORS HAVE VISITED
THE FARM TO CONFIRM.
THE 100% NATURAL LABEL MEANS IT
DOES NOT CONTAIN COLORS, OR
PRESERVATIVES BUT DOES NOT TELL
YOU HOW THE ANIMALS WERE RAISED
OR WHETHER ANTIBIOTICS WERE
USED.
THIS IS PERHAPS THE MOST
MEANINGFUL LABEL ACCORDING TO
THE USDA.
THE USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
LABEL.
FOR THE CHICKEN I JUST LOOK
FOR THE ORGANIC LABEL.
Reporter: SHE ALWAYS LOOKS FOR
THIS ONE.
IT MEANS THE PRODUCT HAS MET
SPECIFIC STANDARDS INCLUDING
THAT ANIMALS CANNOT BE TREATED
WITH ANTIBIOTICS. IT TAKES A
LOT OF EFFORT TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE READING ALL THE
LABELS. Reporter: THIS ANSWER
