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[Livingontheland] FDA announces administration's support for antibiotic restrictions
- From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
- To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: [Livingontheland] FDA announces administration's support for antibiotic restrictions
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:14:17 -0600
FDA announces administration's support for antibiotic restrictions
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/feed/feed-latest.html
The Obama administration is prepared to combat antibiotic resistance by
setting limits on the nontherapeutic use of medically valuable antibiotics in
agriculture, according to Joshua Sharfstein, the deputy commissioner of the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Antibiotics are added to the feed and
water of animals that are not sick to promote growth and prevent diseases
caused by overcrowded condition in CAFOs (confined animal feeding
operations), a practice that leads to antibiotic resistance. Dr. Sharfstein
announced the new FDA policy at a July congressional hearing on the
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA). The
administration is considering ending the use of clinically valuable
antibiotics for growth promotion and feed efficiency and restricting
over-the-counter use of antibiotics. The announcement, which stunned the
animal agriculture industry, reverses decades of agency policy. UCS scientist
Margaret Mellon also testified at the hearing. For more information, read Dr.
Mellon's testimony, a summary of PAMTA, or a New York Times article and
editorial about the new FDA policies.
- [Livingontheland] FDA announces administration's support for antibiotic restrictions, Tradingpost, 08/10/2009
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