US farms still using antibiotics which are ‘crucial’ for human health

Meat sample tests show that powerful antibiotics which should be reserved for human health are being used on livestock farms across the US despite rules being brought in last year to limit their use.

Animals could be dosed with their own antibodies to reduce use of antibiotics on farms

The Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics welcomes the treatment but says that the real answer is to improve animal husbandry.

New rules for antibiotics use outside the EU

Countries wanting to import meat into Europe will now have to abide by EU laws on antibiotics.

Eight out of ten Brits ‘not comfortable’ with hormones in beef production

A detailed Which? survey on attitudes to Brexit also found that nine out of ten consumers think maintaining food standards after Brexit is important.

Big pharmaceutical companies are using social media campaigns to muddy the waters on overuse of antibiotics in farming

Big pharmaceutical companies are using social media campaigns to muddy the waters on overuse of antibiotics in farming.

Antimicrobial resistance - why the irresponsible use of antibiotics in agriculture must stop