New Push to Limit Agricultural Antibiotic Use
A coalition of food safety and environmental advocacy groups are pushing to limit the use of antibiotics on American farms. Last year, American researchers released a startling report documenting the…
Chipotle Backs Antibiotic Reform
The restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill recently came out in favor of limiting the use of antibiotics in livestock, claiming that stopping the liberal use of drugs would greatly benefit…
FDA Hints at Antibiotic Regulation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hinting that it might seek to regulate the agricultural use of antibiotics. While the agency did not directly threaten to regulate antibiotic use,…
FDA Wants to Limit Antibiotic Use
Earlier this week the Food and Drug Administration called on U.S. drug companies and farmers to reduce the use of antibiotics among farm animals, a practice, the organization says, that…
FDA to Address Agricultural Antibiotic Use
In recent weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration signaled a major change to its policies on the use of antibiotics on U.S. farm animals. Currently, humans consume only about…
Vilsack Waffles on Antibiotic Use
Earlier this week, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made a statement that seemed to endorse a change in USDA policy governing the use of antibiotics in livestock. The statement generated…
Environmental Groups Sue Over Antibiotic Use
Environmental groups have sued the Food and Drug Administration over the use of antibiotics on farm livestock. A study earlier this month revealed that significant amounts of antibiotic resistant bacteria…
Debate Rages on Antibiotic Use on Livestock
In recent Congressional testimony, USDA Research Administrator Dr. Edward Knipling attempted to counter recent investigative reports regarding the dangers of antibiotic use on farm animals. Last June, the FDA released…
Ban on Antibiotics Hurts Pork Industry
The House Rules Committee did not let the livestock industry in when they passed the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 on Monday because it is no…