Consumers shopping for raw chicken that does not contain antibiotic-resistant E. coli are in for a difficult search, according to a research team from four separate institutions. For reasons that could not be immediately explained,
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CDC Acknowledges Role of Farms in Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Monday addressing and categorizing the threats of antibiotic resistance. Although it notes that the majority of drug-resistant infections occur in healthcare settings, concern is
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Groups Urge FDA Not to Appeal Court’s Decision on Antibiotics
Sustainable agriculture, animal welfare and consumer interest groups wrote to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week asking the agency not to appeal a recent court decision that orders the reconsideration of two petitions
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FDA Ordered to Reconsider Petitions on Antibiotics
A federal judge ruled this week that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration must reconsider previously denied petitions to ban certain medically important antibiotics used in animal agriculture. The order comes just a few days
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