date:Apr 15, 2013
arge Pacific Northwest wholesaler.
Most antibiotics sold in the United States go to livestock raised non-organically to help prevent disease and spur growth. Health officials have seen a sharp increase in superbugs in humans that are resistant to treatment with antibiotics, and believe it's connected to the heavy use of antibiotics in agriculture.
Extending the use of antibiotics in organic orchards for an extra two years would not have had the same impact on human health. Apples managed under