FDA’s Approach To Livestock Antibiotics Questioned
The debate continues to rage over whether or not the Food and Drug Administration is doing enough to curtail the usage of antibiotics in feed for livestock intended for the food supply. The concern is that providing these antibiotics to animals could lead them to develop resistances that could then be passed on to humans,… read more
FDA Works to Protect Citizens From Antibiotic-Resistant Microorganisms
The Food and Drug Administration has grown increasingly concerned about the prevalence of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. Although antibiotics are certainly a valid treatment option when dealing with infectious organisms, over the course of time, certain organisms have developed a resistance to the very drugs meant to fight them. In a new report,… read more
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
Judge Tells FDA to Reconsider Livestock Antibiotic Petition
A judge is telling the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider their position on a petition filed in order to get the organization to look into the safety of animal feed antibiotics. In both 1999 and 2005, concerned citizens requested that the FDA withdraw medically important antibiotics from animals that would be used as livestock. … read more
FDA Issues Directives to Curb Livestock Antibiotic Usage
The Food and Drug Administration is doing what it can to prevent animals from becoming resistant to antibiotics that ought to help stave off infections. For years now, various livestock producers have been using antibiotics to make animals such as cattle grow larger so as to improve food output, or else to improve feed efficiency. … 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