What the FDA Knew (and Hid) about Antibiotics in Animal Feed

February 23, 2014 600 × 568 What the FDA Knew (and Hid) about Antibiotics in Animal Feed

ESSAY OF THE WEEK Resisting the Truth The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has known for more than 12 years (36 years, by some accounts) that the routine use of antibiotics in livestock is harmful to human health. What has it done to protect you? Nada. According to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) “Antibiotic Resistance Threat Report,” published in September 2013, two million American adults and children become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year. At least 23,000 of them die as a direct result of those infections. Unless you eat organically raised meats, every piece of meat you eat will give you a small dose of antibiotics. That small dose isn’t enough to kill bacteria. And that’s the problem. The bacteria that aren’t killed, become stronger. So strong, that they no longer respond to higher doses of antibiotics when you need them. In December, the FDA finally made a move (only after being forced to by the courts) it said is intended to curb the reckless use of antibiotics in livestock. Sadly, it falls far short of what we need. Read the essay

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