Meat without Drugs
Many dangerous strains of bacteria are now resistant to most common antibiotics. Yet we continue to saturate our environment with antibiotics to promote the growth of livestock raised in crowded and unsanitary conditions. We must preserve our antibiotics, while improving life for our animals.
Blog Posts
- Dear Secretary of Agriculture
Do you hesitate over that “grass fed beef” package, and wonder what “naturally raised” really means as you ponder the premium price? You are not alone.
- Japanese innovations make food imported from China safer
The New York Times last week reported on Japan’s tough new ways to ensure the safety of food imports from China. The results look promising.
News Articles
- Survey Reveals Growing Consumer Demand For Antibiotic-Free Meat [Video] Source: Forbes (Tuesday June 26, 2012)
- Antibiotic-free meat absent in four US market chains - report Source: Reuters (Wednesday June 20, 2012)
- Report: Consumers demand drug-free meat Source: CNN (Wednesday June 20, 2012)
- Consumer Reports scrutinizes antibiotic use in food production [VIDEO] Source: CBS This Morning (Wednesday June 20, 2012)
- Antibiotic-Free Meat Business Is Booming, Thanks To Chipotle Source: NPR (Thursday May 31, 2012)
- FDA plan would seek voluntary limits of antibiotics in animal feed Source: The Washington Post (Wednesday April 11, 2012)
- FDA plan would seek voluntary limits of antibiotics in animal feed Source: The Washington Post (Wednesday April 11, 2012)
- Judge: FDA must act to cut antibiotics from animal feed Source: MSNBC (Thursday March 22, 2012)
- Resistant Bacteria Remains Problem for Meat Source: Food Safety News (Monday March 5, 2012)
- This Little Piggy Went to Market: Paul Willis and the Niman Ranch Pork Program Source: Civil Eats (Wednesday February 29, 2012)
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