Call for Federal Action on Antibiotic Use

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US ? Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has called for swift action to end the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock production.


The move from the New York congresswoman, who is a Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and the only microbiologist in Congress, follows an incident where 14 people across the Northeast of the US were infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of Salmonella, prompting a recall of ground beef by Hannaford, a grocery chain based in Maine.

The strain, Salmonella typhimurium, is resistant to multiple antibiotics important for human health including beta-lactams, animoglycosides, and cephalosporins.

Read more at http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/24351/call-for-federal-action-on-antibiotic-use
 
 
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