Category: Issue 355
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FDA Issues Guidance Intended to Help Reduce Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance that urges the “judicious” use of antibiotics in food-producing animals to minimize drug resistance in humans. The guidance recommends limiting “medically important” antimicrobial drugs to uses deemed necessary for animal health on the basis of veterinary oversight or consultation. It supports the theory that “nontheraputic”…
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DOJ Hearings on Concentration in Agriculture Continue
Hundreds of farmers reportedly attended one in a continuing series of Department of Justice (DOJ) hearings on antitrust issues in agriculture. The focus of the meeting held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was on the dairy industry. According to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the number of dairy farms has fallen from 111,000 in 2000…