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A New Year's Resolution: Put Animals on an Antibiotics Diet

Laura Rogers | Posted 02.27.2013 | Healthy Living
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Laura Rogers

As Americans ring in the new year, many of us will resolve to get healthy. Meat and poultry producers can help -- by making a resolution to put their farm animals on an antibiotics diet.

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FDA Forced To Reconsider Antibiotics In Animal Feed

Reuters | Posted 08.06.2012 | Green
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* Judge critical of FDA's lack of action * Long-standing concerns about creation of superbugs * FDA unveiled voluntary g...

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Superbug Suit: Antibiotics Victory Will Preserve Medicines for Sick People, Not Healthy Livestock

Peter Lehner | Posted 05.26.2012 | Green
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Peter Lehner

While conscientious doctors do their best to limit the use of unnecessary antibiotics, the livestock industry continued its indiscriminate use of these powerful medicines.

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The FDA Fails the Public on Antibiotics Once Again

Andrew Gunther | Posted 03.10.2012 | Home
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Andrew Gunther

While the FDA's decision to curb the use of cephalosporins in food animal production has been hailed as positive step, forgive me if you don't see me jumping for joy.

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Lucia Graves

FDA Calls Antibiotic Use In Farming 'A Serious Public Health Threat,' GOP Ignores Mounting Evidence

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.16.2010 | Politics
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The overuse of antibiotics in farming may have significant health consequences for consumers, according to testimony from the Food and Drug Administra...

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FDA Says Antibiotics In Meat A "Serious Public Health Threat"

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is urging meat producers to limit the amount of antibiotics they give animals in response to public he...

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