by Guest Contributor | Dec 13, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Corporate Responsibility, Health, Law & Policy
By Avinash Kar Editor’s Note: On December 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final guidance aimed at reducing use of antibiotics in livestock. In EarthDesk, September 17 we reported the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) had finally...
by John Cronin | Sep 17, 2013 | Animal Welfare, Health
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially confirmed what health advocates, independent scientists and common sense nutritionists have maintained, and CDC had alluded to, for years: uncontrolled use of antibiotics in food animals is...