FDA Wants Farmer to Cut Antibiotic Use

There was a short article in The Columbus Dispatch on 6/29/10 titled, “FDA wants farmers to cut antibiotic use.”


The article, in its entirety, follows:

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday urged farmers to stop giving antibiotics to cattle, poultry, hogs and other animals to spur their growth, citing concern that drug overuse is helping to create dangerous bacteria that do not respond to medical treatment and endanger human lives.

Joshua Sharfstein, the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner, said antibiotics should be used only to protect the health of an animal and not to help it grow or improve the way it digests its feed.

“This is an urgent public-health issue,” Sharfstein said on a conference call.


Sure is something to think about, isn’t it?