In a recent report released by the EWG (Environmental Working Group) it was revealed that farmers’ antibiotics in animal feed was blamed for the rise of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. However, they left out the key issues concerning food safety that warrant the use of the antibiotics in the feed, in the first place.
Consumers are urged not to get anxious about the antibiotics used because the government has laid down strict guidelines for the practice. The report came as an interpretation to another report that was released in 2011, the NARMS (National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System) annual report on retail meat. The FDA, which was involved in the entire venture, had said that the data from the report was not comprehensive enough for any substantial conclusions about antibacterial resistance to be made. The group relied on the findings of the report despite the warning.
Other issues that are clearly overlooked in the report include the sharp decline of food-borne bacteria. The CDC (Centre of Disease Control and Prevention) also recently showed that the number of illnesses and out breaks related to food had gone down by almost 40% in the last ten years. A statement also circulated from the offices of the FDA said that the EWG had simplified the data so much that the conclusions they arrived at were not accurate.
When it comes to administering antibiotics to animals, farmers are very serious. The FDA, as well as the USDA, is also very strict when it comes to monitoring the levels of antibiotics in the animals to ensure that they remain well below the allowed percentages. The process is so rigorous that even a new antibiotic cannot be put into the market without extensive research and testing. The process can be quite expensive, but it is still done to ensure that standards of food safety within the country are not compromised.
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