Editorial Stresses Dangers of Giving Livestock Too Many Antibiotics
Consumer Reports wants to direct our attention to a report warning of the danger that presents itself when animals are given too many antibiotics. An editorial going by the title “Pig Out” and featured in a journal known as Nature stresses the need for farmers to abstain from giving their livestock large amounts of non-veterinary… read more
Cephalosporin Livestock Ban Aims to Improve Consumer Health
Because of worries that it could actually adversely affect human beings, the Food and Drug Administration has taken steps to ban cephalosporin in livestock. The thinking works like this: although antibiotics such as cephalosporin are a great way to treat infections, extended application can actually cause the person being treated to become susceptible to strengthened… read more
FDA Prohibits Use of Certain Antibiotics in Livestock
According to news sources, a ruling issued by the Food and Drug Administration today will effectively put an end to the practice of using common antibiotics in livestock, in an attempt to protect human beings from drug-resistant bacteria, which may have evolved as a direct result of the practice. The ruling will prevent only drugs… read more