In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2012 |
''U.S. Tightens Rules on Antibiotics Use for Livestock'' "Farmers and ranchers will for the first time be required to get a prescription from a veterinarian before using antibiotics in cattle, pigs, chickens and other animals, federal food regulators announced on Wednesday ... " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 10, 2012 |
''Stop feeding antibiotics to livestock'' "I was pleased to see the recent editorial ("Troublesome antibiotics," April 3) addressing the widespread practice of feeding antibiotics to livestock ... " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 24, 2012 |
''Court orders FDA action on antibiotic use on farms'' "WASHINGTON (AP) A federal court judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to take action on its own 35 year old rule that would stop farmers from mixing popular antibiotics into animal feed ..." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 23, 2012 |
''Court orders FDA to examine antibiotics use on animals'' "A federal court on Thursday ordered the FDA to follow through on a 35 year old proposal that would have banned the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed ... " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 23, 2012 |
''More On Court Ordering FDA Hearings on Farm Antibiotics'' "Since I posted last night on the judge’s order that the Food and Drug Administration examine the safety of farm antibiotics -- via hearings that the FDA scheduled, but never held, back in 1977 -- a lot has happened." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 23, 2012 |
''Steps Set for Livestock Antibiotic Ban'' "The Obama administration must warn drug makers that the government may soon ban agricultural uses of some popular antibiotics that many scientists say encourage the proliferation of dangerous infections and imperil public health ..." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 22, 2012 |
''Breaking News: Judge Orders FDA to Examine Safety of Ag Drugs'' "A district judge in New York has ruled in favor of a coalition that sued the Food and Drug Administration in order to compel the agency to follow through on its 35-year-old attempt to exert control over antibiotics in animal feed known as 'growth promoters' ..." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 4, 2012 |
''FDA: Some Livestock Antibiotics Will Be Limited'' "The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered farmers to limit the use of a type of antibiotics they give livestock because it could make people more resistant to a key antibiotic that can save lives, encouraging news for public health advocates who say such animal antibiotics are overused." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 2, 2012 | On April 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a series of measures designed to protect human health from drug-resistant superbugs by curbing the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in meat and poultry production. This is an important step, but two important improvements are needed. | Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 14, 2011 |
''Antibiotic Resistance and the Case for Organic Poultry and Meat'' "Feeding antibiotics to livestock creates an ever-increasing number of resistant bacteria, including many that can harm humans. Yet up to now, no one has been able to say how quickly the damage can be undone by ending this practice or if it can be undone at all." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
