05 Mar 2007
FDA Rules Override Warnings About Drug

The concern here is that this drug will be grossly overused by the cattle industry - and I'm pretty certain that's probably a valid concern. Not from actual producers like me, but in large feedlots, the tendency is to dose every animal, just in case.

The government is on track to approve a new antibiotic to treat a pneumonia-like disease in cattle, despite warnings from health groups and a majority of the agency's own expert advisers that the decision will be dangerous for people.

(link) [Washington Post]

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