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Another State Bans Routine Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals

Posted on June 5, 2017

As previously covered on this blog here and here, for years, FDA, USDA, and various industry stakeholders have sought to tackle public health concerns associated with the use of

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NSF Int’l Launches “Raised Without Antibiotics” Certification

Posted on May 8, 2017

As our readership is well aware, the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals has become a hot button issue in the food industry, with at least one leading consumer advocacy

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WHO Publishes First Ever List of Antibiotic Resistant “Priority Pathogens”

Posted on March 6, 2017

As previously covered on this blog here and here, for years, FDA, USDA, and various industry stakeholders have sought to tackle public health concerns associated with the use of

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FDA Reports Uptick in Antibiotic Use in Food Animals

Posted on January 11, 2017

As previously covered on this blog here and here, for years, FDA, USDA, and various industry stakeholders have sought to tackle public health concerns associated with the use of

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FDA Extends Comment Period on Judicious Use of Antimicrobials in Animal Agriculture

Posted on December 6, 2016

As previously covered on this blog, FDA announced in September 2016 that it was “entering the next phase” of efforts to avoid increased antimicrobial resistance. To achieve this goal,

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NRDC Calls on USDA to Offer “Responsible Antibiotic Use Chicken” in National School Lunch Program

Posted on November 4, 2016

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) recently filed a petition with USDA calling on the Agency to offer chicken produced without the routine use of antibiotics important to human medicine (“certified …
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WHO Chief Calls on Consumers to Choose “Antibiotic-Free” Meat

Posted on October 5, 2016

In a recent address to the UN General Assembly, the WHO Chief urged consumers to choose “antibiotic free” meats.

As previously covered on this blog here and here, for

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Antibiotic Ascent

Posted on December 11, 2015

Sales of antibiotics for food animals increased by 23% between 2009 and 2014.

As previously covered on this blog, the use of antibiotics to promote growth or feed efficiency

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Animal Pharm

Posted on October 19, 2015

CFS report addresses use of animal drugs in livestock farming.

The ongoing discussion about the use of antibiotics in farming has received renewed interest in light of recent actions by

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California Gets Antibiotic Resistant

Posted on October 14, 2015

California passes legislation to curb use of antibiotics in livestock.

As previously covered on this blog, concerns about the use of antibiotics to promote growth or feed efficiency in

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