FDA controls use of antibiotics for cattle
The following is from an editorial in the Los Angeles Times: Finally, meaningful new guidelines have been written to stem the overuse of antibiotics on livestock. The Food and Drug Administration has...
View ArticleFDA unveils plan to rein in antibiotics on farms
In a move to address growing concerns about human resistance to antibiotics, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it plans to phase out the non-medical use of antibiotics on food animals....
View ArticleFDA targets antibiotics in meat
Washington -- Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. Many cattle, hog...
View Article>FDA takes steps to phase out antibiotics in meat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. Many cattle,...
View ArticleThe threat from antibiotic use on the farm
Donald Kennedy was commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1977 to 1979. He is professor emeritus of environmental science at Stanford University. When I was commissioner of the U.S....
View ArticleOveruse of antibiotics an issue in food chain
SACRAMENTO — The salmonella outbreak that rippled out from California chicken processing facilities last year, sickening more than 400 and hospitalizing at least 134, came with a troubling footnote:...
View ArticleFDA takes steps to phase out antibiotics in meat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. Many...
View ArticleFDA to crack down on antibiotics in animals reared for meat
Regulators announce new guidelines for drug firms to phase out some antibiotics as a growth enhancer in livestock ...
View ArticleNY judge: FDA should act on animal antibiotics
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the safety risks to human health associated with the widespread use of antibiotics in food-producing animals,...
View ArticleFDA Underwhelms With Response to Super-Resistant Infections Rise
We're in deep doo-doo from the global threat of superbugs. The December announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) puts that threat back in the news. But I'm underwhelmed by FDA's response,...
View ArticleSlaughter Blasts FDA After Figures Show 16 Percent Rise in Use of Medically...
(Source: Louise Slaughter) Slaughter Blasts FDA After Figures Show 16 Percent Rise in Use of Medically Important Antibiotics in Animals Since 2009 10/02/14 WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Louise M....
View ArticleDrug-resistant bacteria pose potential catastrophe, CDC warns
The nation faces “potentially catastrophic consequences” if it doesn’t act quickly to combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, which kills an estimated 23,000 Americans each year, the...
View ArticleAntibiotics in animals tied to risk of human infection
A federal analysis of 30 antibiotics used in animal feed found that the majority of them were likely to be contributing to the growing problem of bacterial infections that are resistant to treatment in...
View ArticleJudge orders FDA to revisit decision not to ban some antibiotics in animal feed
A federal court has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to revisit its decision not to ban the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed and criticized the agency for relying on industry to...
View ArticleAntibiotic-resistant genes are widespread in nature, study finds
From Antarctic lakes to forest soil in Puerto Rico to the guts of mice, scientists are finding antibiotic-resistant genes almost everywhere they look, according to a new study that examined...
View ArticleThe growing antibiotic crisis: Subtherapeutic use on factory farms is...
Penicillin was mass-produced for the first time during World War II, when pharmaceutical companies were enlisted by the federal government to fight life-threatening infections, then a leading cause of...
View ArticleFDA calls for 'judicious' antibiotic use on farms
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After decades of debate, federal regulators have condemned the practice of using antibiotics on healthy farm animals, trying to stem the rise in so-called "superbugs" that pose a...
View ArticleFDA to phase out antibiotics in meat, cites potential threat to public health
WASHINGTON - Citing a potential threat to public health, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps toward phasing out the use of some antibiotics in animals processed for meat. Many cattle, hog...
View ArticleFDA urged to rethink on antibiotics in animal feed
(Reuters) - A federal judge asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reexamine its decision to reject citizen calls to restrict the use of antibiotics in animal feed, court filings showed. The...
View ArticleFDA’s New Antibiotics Policy Fails to Protect Health (NRDC - Natural...
(Source: NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council) WASHINGTON (December 11, 2013) - The U.S. Food & Drug Administration today released a long pending policy that lays out a voluntary approach to...
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