Trump Administration Pushes Back On WHO Guidelines To Curb Antibiotic Use Among Livestock Animals To Prevent Drug Resistance
Bloomberg: Trump’s USDA Fights Global Guidelines on Livestock Antibiotics
“The Trump administration is resisting the World Health Organization’s effort to sharply limit antibiotic use in farm animals, a move intended to help preserve the drugs’ effectiveness. Instead, the U.S. is helping draft an alternative approach that appears more favorable to agribusiness…” (Martin/Hopkins, 7/23).
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