Sales of antibiotics for food animals up again, reports FDA

Drugmakers sold 11.17 million kilograms (24.6 million pounds) of antibiotics for use in cattle, hogs, and poultry last year, up 4 percent from 2021 and the second increase in two years, said the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Despite the increases, sales are much lower now than they were before the FDA banned the… » Read More

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