Objections Over Antibiotic Approved for Use in Cattle

Posted by Zonk on Sunday March 4, 2007 @06:40AM from the that's-a-human-drug-right-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Washington post reports that the FDA is expected to approve the marketing of the new antibiotic called Cefquinome for use in cattle. This is over objections of the American medical association, the FDA advisory board and the World Health Organization. Cefquinome is from a class of highly potent 'last line of defense' antibiotics for several serious human infections. It is feared that large scale use in cattle will allow bacteria to develop a resistance to these drugs. This news follows complaints from the FDA that it is no longer getting the funds needed to do the research required for the desired level of food safety."

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Re:OK Dems, the ball is in your court . . . by pete-classic · 2007-03-04 10:00 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Oh, they campaign differently, but the differences in how they govern defy detection.

-Peter

PS: Did you say "freedom from religion" on purpose?