{"id":850,"date":"2010-06-29T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/roddreher\/2010\/06\/fda-moves-against-antibiotics-in-animals.html"},"modified":"2010-06-29T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2010-06-29T16:08:02","slug":"fda-moves-against-antibiotics-in-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/roddreher\/2010\/06\/fda-moves-against-antibiotics-in-animals.html","title":{"rendered":"FDA moves against antibiotics in animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, the government does something right<\/i> in regulating the food system:<\/a><\/p>\n

The Food and Drug Administration urged farmers on Monday 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.
\nJoshua M. 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.
\n“This is an urgent public health issue,” Sharfstein said during a conference call with reporters. “To preserve the effectiveness [of antibiotics], we simply must use them as judiciously as possible.”
\nThe FDA issued a draft of its guidance, and the public has 60 days to comment on the draft.
\nSharfstein said that the guidance was a first step, and the agency would issue new regulations if the industry does not comply voluntarily. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Great news! What say you, Food Renegade?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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