Should Antibiotics Be Freed From Farm Animal Feed?

The FDA makes a strong point on why antibiotics should be eliminated from farm animal feed. The FDA uses expert testimony and scientific fact that show why antibiotics have more negative than positive effect. While, using antibiotics is cheaper, it is more important to be selective about which drugs are given to our animals.

There is clear information explaining why antibiotics are harmful to society so it is very important that we use these drugs properly. When bacteria gets into the food supply, it can also infect people because of the treated animals that are consumed. According to the FDA about eighty percent of the antibiotics sold in the United States are used in the meat sold in grocery stores. Unfortunately, little progress has been made to reduce the use of antibiotics on farms, where most of these drugs are
This practice is a convenient way for farmers to create more meat while using less feed in turn becoming a more cost-effective practice. The meat and poultry production industry argues, that there is no harm in this. However they hardly provide any evidence, making it seem like they are giving their opinion rather than caring about facts, even going as far as to fearmonger and convince readers that without antibiotics it will be impossible to meet America’s food needs. Considering the purpose of the article is to get readers to sign a petition this text has been written to safeguard the financial interests of livestock producers.

The FDA is only trying to do what is best Americans by fighting to ban antibiotics from animal feed. Although our livestock producers disagree and believe that it would be cheaper to use antibiotics in our animal feed, our health is more important. The bottom line is this isn’t something that should be ignored voluntary bans are a positive step forward in dealing with this