A chicken sandwich from Subway, an American fast food franchise, was found to be contaminated with antibiotics, according to the Foundation of Consumers, who ran tests on food samples from restaurants in the Siam Square area.
Among 18 samples, the Subway chicken sandwich was the only food found to contain doxycycline antibiotics at 13.73 micrograms per kilogram. However, the residue was still below the standard of 200 micrograms set by the Ministry of Public Health, The Nation reported.
The other food samples were from popular fast food stores including McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Chester’s Grill and 7-Eleven.
Consuming too much antibiotics can lead a person to become drug-resistant. In animal agriculture, antibiotics are used to not only as an antimicrobial agent, but as a growth-promoting agent, according to Asst. Prof. Dr. Chanpen Wiwat, president of Foundation of Consumers.
Research says that an average of 88,000 Thais are infected with drug-resistant bacteria per year; 20,000 – 38,000 among those infected die of it, said Asst. Prof. Dr. Niyada Kiatyingangsulee of Thai Drug Watch.
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