There has been a decline of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli but not Campylobacter in chicken based on surveys by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Two annual surveys tested fresh chicken sold in the United Kingdom, with
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Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
From what I have been reading lately, it appears to me that the next big fight over agriculture’s ability to provide consumers with plentiful, safe and affordable meat and poultry products will focus on the
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Q&A With Michael Taylor, Part II: Antibiotics, Orange Juice & Consolidation
Part II of a conversation with Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on a variety of issues facing the agency.
Q: The agency’s getting a lot of heat,
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FDA Limits an Antibiotic in Animals to Curb Drug Resistance
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it will be restricting the use of cephalosporin – a type of antibiotic – in food animals in order to prevent the growth of antibiotic-resistant strains of
FDA Urged to Act on Vital Class of Antibiotics
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday to ban the extra-label use of certain antibiotics in food animal production that are of critical importance in human medicine.
In a