Popular health supplements contaminated with faecal bacteria

Faecal bacteria have been discovered in a range of popular health supplements by a team of researchers at an Irish university.

A study of eight samples of algae-based ‘superfoods’ Spirulina, Chlorella and Super Greens also found that some of the faecal organisms were resistant to certain types of antibiotics.

The research was carried out by seven experts from the departments of medicine and microbiology at NUI Galway, and the findings were published in this month’s issue of the Irish Medical Journal.