FDA plan would seek voluntary limits of antibiotics in animal feed

[Emily]

I wish they had enforcement power. Of course, a global initiative is really needed.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/fda-plan-would-seek-voluntary-limits-of-antibiotics-in-animal-feed/2012/04/11/gIQA3XxlAT_story.html

FDA plan would seek voluntary limits of antibiotics in animal feed
By Dina ElBoghdady, Wednesday, April 11, 10:25 AM

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday finalized a plan that would ask drug companies to voluntarily limit the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed, citing long-held concerns that their overuse in livestock promotes the development of drug resistant bacteria that can infect people...