Monday, June 25, 2012

U.S. consumers say 'No' to antibiotics

U.S. consumers say 'No' to antibiotics
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Consumer-Corner/2012/06/24/Consumer-Corner-US-consumers-say-No-to-antibiotics/UPI-78791340526960/

"A U.S. consumer group is campaigning to get local supermarkets to sell only meat that has been raised without antibiotics.  The campaign by Consumers Union, the public policy arm of Consumer Reports, coincides with the release of a study that suggests 86 percent of Americans want meat raised without antibiotics, which can be a difficult task due to misleading and unapproved labels, Consumer Reports said last week.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this year issued guidelines to cut back the use of antibiotics in animals raised for food."

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