Cattle, swine, chickens and other livestock receive an estimated 80 percent of the nation's antibiotics, according to the FDA. Whether used to treat our future food, prevent the spread of disease in cramped conditions or simply to promote growth, animal antibiotics are thought to affect human health via multiple pathways: direct or indirect contact with food, water, air or anywhere manure goes. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/09/antibiotic-farm-animals-fda-regulation_n_1193680.html
March 20, 2013 - Pew Health Initiatives
SHINING A LIGHT ON INDUSTRIAL FARMS ANTIBIOTIC USE - NEARLY 30 MILLION POUNDS OF ANTIBIOTICS WERE SOLD BY BIG PHARMA FOR USE IN FOOD ANIMALS http://www.pewhealth.org/reports-analysis/issue-briefs/washington-food-leaders-urge-sen-murray-to-shine-a-light-on-industrial-farms-antibiotic-use-85899461346
FOUR-FIFTHS OF ALL BIG PHARMA ANTIBIOTIC CONSUMED BY MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY (What Are You Eating?) http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3996846188/four-fifths-of-all-big-pharma-antibiotics-consumed-by-meat-and-poultry-industry-what-are-you-eating
April 17, 2013 - NPR
IN MEAT TESTS, MORE DATA TYING HUMAN ILLNESS TO FARM ANTIBIOTICS http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/17/177601237/in-meat-tests-more-evidence-of-human-illness-tied-to-farm-antibiotics
April 8, 2013 - Wake Up World
WHAT REALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE ANTIBIOTICS? http://wakeup-world.com/2013/04/08/what-really-happens-when-you-take-antibiotics/
Rules Tighten on Use of Antibiotics on Industrial Animal Farms http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/968068096/rules-tighten-on-use-of-antibiotics-on-industrial-animal-farms
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