antibiotics

FDA Launches Voluntary Plan to Reduce Use of Antibiotics In Animals

Daniel Charles and Dan Charles — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:24:00 +0000

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said today it is calling on the nation's pork, beef, and poultry producers to reduce their use of antibiotics. But some watchdog groups say this voluntary guidance doesn't go nearly far enough.

The issue has been contentious for decades. Just last month, a federal judge ruled that the FDA had to go ahead with a plan it proposed in 1977 that would ban the use of some antibiotics as a growth promoter in animals.

Farm animals in the U.S.

Health Group Pushes Farmers To Reduce Antibiotic Use

Kathleen Masterson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:44:36 +0000

Even though the use of antibiotics in livestock feed has been linked to an increase in drug-resistant bacteria, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently backed away from a 30-year-old proposal that would ban the use of antibiotics tetracycline and penicillin in livestock feed.

FDA Puts New Limit On Antibiotics In Livestock

Frank Morris — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:48:41 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration is clamping down on the off-label use of certain an