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Jun 24, 2013
Find the latest facts, figures and other key resources that illustrate how antibiotic overuse on industrial farms is breeding dangerous superbugs and what’s being done to protect the public’s health. More info| Summary | Type |
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What Moms Need to Know About Antibiotic Resistance and Food Animal ProductionThe antibiotics our families depend on to treat dangerous infections are rapidly losing their effectiveness, posing a particular threat to our children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases. Part of the problem has been the misuse of these drugs in humans, but another key contributor is |
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Washington Food Leaders Urge Sen. Murray to Shine a Light on Industrial Farms' Antibiotic UseSixteen of Washington state’s most celebrated chefs, farmers, and other food leaders wrote a letter to Senator Patty Murray, member of the Senate HELP Committee, asking to reauthorize the Animal Drug User Fee Act and include in it provisions to help preserve the efficacy of antibiotics vital to protecting public health. More info |
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United Kingdom, Australia Take Action to Fight SuperbugsAs the United States waits for Congress and the FDA to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on industrial farms, the rest of the world has been much less complacent. In early January, the World Economic Forum released its "Global Risks 2013" report and included antibiotic resistance and the dwindling arsenal of these drugs as a top global threat, calling for an end to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. Individual countries, most recently the United Kingdom and Australia, have also stepped up to sound the alarm on superbugs and have taken significant strides to regulate use of these drugs within their borders. More info |
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U.S. Senators' Letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret HamburgThirteen U.S. Senators, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Sen. Susan Collins signed a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg calling for improvements to Guidance for Industry 209 -- which proposes voluntary reductions in the use of antibiotics in food animal production. More info |
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Top Chef Recipes Feature Meat Raised Without AntibioticsThe campaign for Human Health and Industrial Farming is providing recipes by award-winning chefs who are calling for a stop to the meat industry's overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. More info |
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Tips for Writing a Letter to the EditorSend a letter to your local newspaper to stress why antibiotics are important to you and your family. More info |
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Testimony: Robert P. Martin Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on RulesTestimony from Robert P. Martin, Senior Officer, Pew Environment Group, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules regarding the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA). More info |
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Testimony: House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesAntibiotic-resistant infections have been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of the top public health challenges in the United States. Massive use of medically important antibiotics like penicillin and tetracycline in food animal production is a significant contributor to this problem. More info |
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Testimony: Gail R. Hansen before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on HealthAntibiotics are overused in industrial farming to the detriment of human health. Antibiotic overuse has spurred generations of bacteria that are causing life threatening illnesses that were once easily treatable with antibiotics. Effective alternatives are available to agribusiness. Congress has the opportunity to enact legislation that will curtail the use of antibiotics in industrial food animal production without having significant economic impact on the industry. |
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Teleconference on Legislation to Help Curtail Overuse of Antibiotics on Factory FarmsChipotle restaurant CEO joins Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and leading antibiotic expert to discuss the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009. More info |
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Supporting Materials: Hearing on Antibiotic Resistance and the use of Antibiotics in Animal AgricultureOn July 14, 2010, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. View PDF files of some of the materials entered into the hearing record by organizations and health and agricultural professionals. More info |
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Supermoms Take on Washington to Protect Life-Saving AntibioticsA special thank you message from the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming More info |
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Supermoms Take on Washington to Protect AntibioticsOn May 15, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and the American Academy of Pediatrics hosted a Supermoms Against Superbugs Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., to celebrate and unite these individuals across America who are living this issue and working to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for their children and families. More info |
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Supermoms Come to WashingtonOn April 16, more than 50 moms, dads, chefs, farmers, and pediatricians came to Washington to call on Congress and the Obama administration to protect the public from superbugs by eliminating the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. More info |
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Supermoms Against Superbugs: Take Washington by Storm Advocacy Day 2012Driven by the increasing awareness of antibiotic resistance and its link to food animal production and the ever growing demand for meat and poultry products raised without antibiotics, The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, hosted a Supermoms Against Superbugs Advocacy Day on May 15 in Washington, D.C. to celebrate and unite individuals across America working to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for their children and families. More info |
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On April 16, more than 50 moms, dads, and other caregivers came to Washington, D.C. to encourage the Obama administration and Congress to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on industrial farms. See highlights of their visit.
Super Chefs Against Superbugs is a movement of chefs who are committed to speaking out for a more sustainable food system that does not misuse antibiotics in food animal production at the expense of human health.
Laura Rogers
Director, Human Health and Industrial Farming
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Gail Hansen
Senior Officer, Human Health and Industrial Farming
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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