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OCTOBER 27, 2000 The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban two animal antibiotics, fearing their continued use will lead to human resistance to other life-saving drugs. The two antibiotics are in a class known fluoroquinolones. They were approved for use on chickens, turkeys, and cattle but are also used to treat humans for gastrointestinal illnesses. But the FDA now says eating poultry who have been treated with fluoroquinolones can cause some humans to resist treatment with them. The FDA is reviewing their use on cattle. The World Health Organization has been calling for study into the issue for the past few years. In 1997, health experts said the use of them in animals had to be curtailed because of growing risks to humans. Get the Story:
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FDA to ban animal antibiotics
Facebook TwitterOCTOBER 27, 2000 The Food and Drug Administration plans to ban two animal antibiotics, fearing their continued use will lead to human resistance to other life-saving drugs. The two antibiotics are in a class known fluoroquinolones. They were approved for use on chickens, turkeys, and cattle but are also used to treat humans for gastrointestinal illnesses. But the FDA now says eating poultry who have been treated with fluoroquinolones can cause some humans to resist treatment with them. The FDA is reviewing their use on cattle. The World Health Organization has been calling for study into the issue for the past few years. In 1997, health experts said the use of them in animals had to be curtailed because of growing risks to humans. Get the Story:
FDA to Ban 2 Poultry Antibiotics (The Washington Post 10/27) Related Stories:
Bio-corn found in more products (The Medicine Wheel 10/26)
Stores remove taco shells (The Medicine Wheel 10/26)
Bio-corn found in supply (The Medicine Wheel 10/25)
Corn causes shutdown (The Medicine Wheel 10/23)
More corn products tested (The Medicine Wheel 10/19)
Genetically altered salmon up for approval (The Medicine Wheel 10/17)
Bio-corn to be removed from market (The Medicine Wheel 10/13)
Safeway taco shells recalled (The Medicine Wheel 10/12) Relevant Links:
The World Health Organization -www.who.int
The Center for Food Safety - www.centerforfoodsafety.org
Genetically Engineering Food Alert -www.gefoodalert.org
Aventis CropScience - www2.aventis.com/cropsc/cro_main.htm
Bioengineered foods, The FDA - www.fda.gov/oc/biotech/default.htm
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