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F.D.A. Is Ordered to Restrict Use of Antibiotics in Livestock

Livestock

Environmental and health groups had sued to limit the widespread use of penicillin and tetracycline to promote animal growth, which is thought to pose risks to human health.

 

FDA limits 1 class of antibiotics in livestock as public health groups urge gov’t to do more

Livestock

The Food and Drug Administration says it will limit the presence of one type of antibiotics in meat, saying they could increase human resistance to the drugs. The agency said Wednesday it will restrict the use of cephalosporin antibiotics, which are often given to cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys before slaughter. The drugs are used to treat pneumonia, skin infections and other diseases in humans.

 

Antibiotic Use in Animals Should be Limited, F.D.A. Says

Federal health officials, concerned about the growing problem of superbugs, took a tentative step toward banning a common agricultural use of penicillin and tetracycline.

 

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