Over Use of Antibiotics on Farm Animals IS Cause for Concern!

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is taking steps to "protect" certain types of antibiotics. Earlier  this month, the FDA moved to prohibit use of antibiotics known as cephalosporins which are used to treat a number of infections in humans, including pneumonia. The use of cephalosporins on farm animals (cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys) will likey contribute to the creation of cephalosporin-resistant strains of certain bacterial pathogens.



Rules Tighten on Use of Antibiotics on Farms

Antimicrobials are regularly used in industrial farming to treat and preemptively treat  infections. There is growing concern that this practice is leading to antibiotic resistant microbes. Infections such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), have become more difficult to treat when they infect people.

Note: Antimicrobials are also used to promote growth in farm animals.

Something else I learned: I was right about this. Glad the FDA finally sees it too!