Despite the public health risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the lobbyist-swayed FDA keeps easing regulations Salon By Martha Rosenberg, Alternet So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don’t want “free antibiotics” in their food. ntibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to make them gain weight with less feed and keep… Read more »
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Ractopamine: The Meat Additive on Your Plate That’s Banned Almost Everywhere But America
[Note: Don’t panic, go organic! This additive is not allowed in organic foods.] The asthma drug-like growth additive has enjoyed stealth use in the US food supply for a decade despite being widely banned overseas. AlterNet By By Martha Rosenberg Have you ever heard of ractopamine? Neither have most US food consumers though it is … Read more »
Rule Protecting Small Meat Farmers Tossed by Trump
Cornucopia’s Take: Contract meat producers have historically had little to no recourse against the companies providing their stock and feed if the big companies behave unfairly. A proposed rule by the Obama administration had given small farmers grounds to sue the company if they believed they were wronged. The Trump administration has thrown that rule… Read more »
Meat With Antibiotics Off the Menu at Some Hospitals
Concerned about drug-resistant pathogens, medical professionals push to limit antibiotic use in animal farming The Chicago Tribune By Monica Eng The evening’s menu featured grass-fed, antibiotic-free beef over pasta, fresh seasonal vegetables and fresh organic peaches — items right at home in the city’s finest restaurants. Instead, the dishes were prepared for visitors, staff and… Read more »
FDA Allowed 18 “High Risk” Antibiotics in Animal Food, Report Says
CBS News REUTERS — The United States Food and Drug Administration allowed 18 animal drugs to stay on the market even after an agency review found the drugs posed a “high risk” of exposing humans to antibiotic-resistant bacteria through food supply, according to a study released Monday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The study… Read more »
Scientists Cry Fowl Over the FDA’s Regulatory Failure
Overuse of antibiotics in factory farming kills thousands every year, yet the industry is force-feeding chickens pharmaceuticals The Guardian (UK) by Richard Schiffman In 2005, the antibiotic fluoroquinolone was banned by the FDA for use in poultry production. The reason for the ban was an alarming increase in antibiotic-resistant campylobacter bacteria in the meat of… Read more »
Consumer Reports Tests: Bacteria On Turkey Raised Without Antibiotics Showed Significantly Less Antibiotic Resistance Than Bacteria On Conventional Turkey
Ninety percent of samples had one or more of the five bacteria for which CR tested Consumer Reports Yonkers, NY — In its first-ever lab analysis of ground turkey products, Consumer Reports found potential disease-causing organisms in most of the samples it tested, many of which proved resistant to more than three antibiotic drug classes…. Read more »
Hello Dolly? FDA Calls Food from Clones Safe
Natural Products Insider by Steve Myers WASHINGTON – FDA announced after extensive study and analysis it concluded cloned animals are as safe a food source as their conventionally bred counterparts. Via the release of three documents, a risk assessment, a risk management plan and a guidance for industry, the agency opened the door for meat… Read more »
Organic Beef
What is the difference between organic and non-organic beef? Consider the origin story of your steak. Did the cow live in a crowded, stressful environment? Was its winter feed purchased or raised? Read more to learn about the differences between organic and non-organic beef, and how to properly source organic product. When it comes to… Read more »
Farmers, Consumers Rally to Support Man’s Selling of ‘Raw Milk’
Bangor Daily News (Maine) By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff BLUE HILL, Maine — Small-scale farmers and Mainers who buy directly from them held a boisterous rally Friday to support a Hancock County man sparring with agriculture officials over his right to sell “raw milk” and other products from his farm without a license. Farmer Dan… Read more »
