December 11, 2013 at 03:00PM Phasing Out Certain Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals

FDA is implementing a plan to support phasing out the use of “medically important” antibiotics that make food-producing animals grow faster or more efficiently. These drugs are also used to treat human disease and might not work if the bacteria they target become resistant to the drugs’ effects.



via FDA Consumer Health Information Updates http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm378100.htm