Sales of antibiotics for livestock drop 41 percent as result of FDA efforts
Sales of medically important antibiotics for use in food animals are down by 41 percent in two years as part of the FDA’s campaign to preserve the efficacy of antibiotics. “We hope this downward trend will continue,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Tuesday. “These reductions are an indication that our ongoing efforts to support… » Read More
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