Featured Issue Briefs
The Battle on the Home Front: Jonathan Gadsden's Story
Marine Lance Corporal's story reflects the growing need for new antibiotics that can treat dangerous diseases, against which most drugs are useless. Read More
Facilitating Medical Device Innovation: De Novo Reform
The de novo process -- which requests lower-risk reclassification of medical devices and entry into the marketplace -- as it exists now is not achieving its purpose and has instead added unnecessary and time-consuming requirements. Read More
Food Products Recalled by FDA
Since President Obama signed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act into law, at least 149 FDA-regulated food products have been recalled due to potential pathogenic contamination. Read More
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| Date | Issue Briefs | Topic |
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| Apr 18, 2011 |
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 |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 8, 2011 |
Did You Know? Get the Facts on Antibiotic ResistanceUp to 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used on industrial farms in healthy food animals, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. This makes the U.S. one of the biggest users of antibiotics in food animal production in the world. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 8, 2011 |
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 |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 23, 2011 |
Changing the Menu in ChicagoIn an effort to improve the quality of foods served in its schools, CPS debuted new breakfast and lunch menus in the 2010-2011 school year which are now among the healthiest in the country. More info |
School Food |
| May 24, 2011 |
Replacing Deep Fat FryersThe Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project conducted a pilot survey among food service directors in three states (Georgia, Kentucky and Wisconsin), finding that schools lack the resources and equipment to provide healthy school food to students. More info |
School Food |
| Jun 9, 2011 |
Joint letter on pending FDA rule to ban the extra-label use of cephalosporins in food animal productionWe, the undersigned groups, are writing to ask you to quickly move forward with issuing a revised order of prohibition on extra-label use of cephalosporin drugs in food-producing animals as stated in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Strategic Priorities for 2011-2015. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 28, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics - The Challenge Fact SheetWhenever antibiotics are used, some bacteria may adapt and become resistant to these commonly used drugs. Today, the world’s leading public health and medical organizations are concerned that overuse and misuse of antibiotics are causing bacteria to develop resistance more quickly. That is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified antibiotic resistance as one of its top concerns. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 28, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics - The Link Fact SheetThe overuse and misuse of antibiotics have precipitated an emerging health crisis—bacteria are more quickly adapting to and resisting common antibiotics, posing a serious challenge to human health. In the U.S., entire herds or flocks of food animals are often administered antibiotics in their feed or water to promote growth and weight gain—a practice that has been identified as a contributor to antibiotic resistance. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Aug 1, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics August Newsletter (2011)FDA can issue what’s called a guidance document and advise agricultural and pharmaceutical companies against the misuse of antibiotics on industrial farms. The agency issued a first draft of this guidance—Guidance #209, The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals—in June 2010. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Aug 1, 2011 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness August Newsletter (2011)Thank you for joining Moms for Antibiotic Awareness, a group of mothers, fathers, grandparents and others concerned about their family's health. Specifically, we are dedicated to stopping a common industrial farming practice: feeding antibiotics to cows, pigs, chicken and other food animals that are not sick -- the drugs help to compensate for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions and spur faster growth. Unfortunately, this practice is breeding antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can infect people. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
