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Consumers Union Documents
- CU letter to FDA to revoke approval for use of ractopamine in pork
FDA should prohibit the use of antibiotics in livestock except for treatment of disease
- What should the government do to regulate antibiotics?
Consumers Union recommends government take the following actions to end the overuse of antibiotics in livestock production. Congress While consumer pressure may be a more immediate catalyst for moving livestock producers away from using antibiotics, a long-term and more permanent legislative or regulatory solution would be ideal. A bill that has been introduced in Congress, the Preservation Continue Reading
- Consumer Opinion Poll on Antibiotics in Animal Feed
Survey Research Report, Consumer Reports® National Research Center
Press Releases
- Consumer Reports releases “Meat On Drugs” study; Consumers Union launches marketplace campaign
Report offers details on national supermarket chains that sell meat raised without antibiotics, a consumer poll on the issue and recommendations for shoppers. New campaign, “Meat Without Drugs” asks grocery retailer Trader Joe’s to only source meat raised without antibiotics.
Blog Posts
- 31 companies tell Rep. Slaughter what’s in the beef
There’s more to your meat than meets the eye, Representative Louse Slaughter wants you to know. The House member from upstate New York sent a survey to 60 grocery stores, restaurant chains, and meat producers this February inquiring about their policies on the use of antibiotics in the production of their meat, and the results Continue Reading
- FDA ordered to follow its own orders, 35 years later
On May 21, the Food and Drug Administration filed an appeal to overturn a decision by a federal court judge ordering the agency to take action on its own 35-year-old proposal that would ban the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed. If the decision is upheld, FDA will be required to hold hearings to determine Continue Reading
News Articles
- Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy Source: New York Times (Saturday September 8, 2012)
- Survey Reveals Growing Consumer Demand For Antibiotic-Free Meat [Video] Source: Forbes (Tuesday June 26, 2012)
- Consumer Reports scrutinizes antibiotic use in food production [VIDEO] Source: CBS This Morning (Wednesday June 20, 2012)
- Report: China's Olympic runners raise their own chickens amid food fears Source: MSNBC (Friday February 24, 2012)
- ‘Food, Inc.’ chicken farmer has a new, humane farm Source: grist (Wednesday May 2, 2012)
- Antibiotics in agriculture threatens public health Source: Politico (Monday April 30, 2012)
- Antibiotics, animals and us Source: Los Angeles Times (Friday April 13, 2012)