date:Oct 22, 2012
ns to submit data on the types, purposes and quantities of antibiotics that are being given to animals, according to Waxman's office.
The legislation is aimed to address concerns stemming from overuse of antibiotics, which can lead to drug-resistant infections that can pass to humans.
We need reliable information about the use of antibiotics in agricultural operations. The more we learn, the graver the threat becomes from overuse of antibiotics by industrial-scale farms, Waxman said in a state