Food safety
April 4, 2012 at 2:18AM
• Antibiotics have been used on livestock for decades.
• Most antibiotics in U.S. go into animals, not people.
• Their use has become an issue as people become more resistant to the drugs.
• The FDA would like to end their use for boosting animal growth instead of treating disease.
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The governor said it may be 2027 or 2028 by the time the market catches up to demand.
