More than 35 years ago, the FDA acknowledged that feeding medically unnecessary antibiotics to farm animals may encourage the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which poses a huge health risk to humans. In 2012, a federal court ruled that the FDA is required by law to hold hearings in which the drug makers would need to prove the safety of non-medical use of these antibiotics. But today, a the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the lower court’s ruling, saying it’s up to the FDA to decide if it wants to hold such hearings.
At issue in the case is 21 U.S.C. § 360b(e)(1), which states that the FDA “shall, after due notice and opportunity for hearing to the applicant, issue an order withdrawing approval of … any new animal drug if the Secretary finds… that experience or scientific data show that such drug is unsafe for use under the conditions of use upon the basis of which the application was approved or the condition of use authorized.”
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capitalism would take care of this. its the first law of supply and demand. if it (the meat) werent in demand, theyd be stuck.
ReplyDeletethe FDA is a number 1 killer in this country they support they dictate to the Agraculture industry and poisonous antibiotics they also control Big Pharma..m so basically they poison our food supply and string us out on drugs that mostly extend diease but dont cure anything..they .just keep us alive to keep extracting money from us....another gov agency in bed with massive corporations...WILL YOU TAKE THE MARK TO EAT?
ReplyDeleteYep it's all about the almighty dollar. It's like somewhere near 80% of the antibiotics sold in this country go to the industrial/factory farming industry. Our food supply is poison and is poisoning us. Even the produce isn't immune because the manure containing the antibiotics and other poisons are leached up into the vegetables and fruits.
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