Presidential Order Issued To Fight Antibiotic Resistance

by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.In the United States, approximately 6 million pounds of antibiotics are prescribed by doctors every year. While this most certainly has been a factor in antibiotic resistance, the far more glaring problem is that approximately 30 million pounds of antibiotics are used in our annual food production. Almost 80% of the total antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used for livestock, whether they are sick or not. Many European countries have long since recognized this glaring problem and accordingly, have banned the use of growth promoting antibiotics in animal feed. …read more