date:Oct 22, 2012
ding of antibiotics to healthy farm animals threatens public health by making these critical medications less effective for people, said Jean Halloran, Director of Food Policy Initiatives for Consumers Union, in a statement Tuesday. This bill will pinpoint the extent to which antibiotics are being overused on the farm so the FDA can take appropriate action to protect public health. We need to limit the excessive use of antibiotics in animal feed if we are going to prevent them from losing their