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FOREIGN ANTIBIOTIC USES ON CROPS is largely undocumented either by types of compounds used, or by amounts, although it is known that at least streptomycin, oxytetracycline, gentamicin, and oxolinic acid are used as direct crop sprays. http://lnkd.in/dD96tS2 View in LinkedIn

LANDMARK CDC REPORT ON ANTIBIOTICS. "The CDC describes an infectious disease landscape in which 2 million people in the United States are sickened annually with antibiotic-resistant infections. The report estimates that at least 23,000 people a year die from antibiotic-resistant infections. Dr. Frieden emphasized that these numbers are very conservative estimates." http://lnkd.in/dRRu8Jq View in LinkedIn

OVER 50 YEARS OF CROP ANTIBIOTIC SPRAYS in the US, as "indispensable for crop protection". In 2009, 16,465 kg of active ingredient were sprayed in US orchards (0.12% of that used in animal agriculture). Who knew? These oblivious authors cite no adverse effects resulted, except the development of pesky resistance. Not permitted in Europe. http://lnkd.in/dD96tS2 View in LinkedIn

PHARMA NOT INCENTIVIZED. "From a strictly business standpoint, the terrible thing about antibiotics is they cure people ... That’s not a model for a highly lucrative pharmaceutical product — you want a product that has to be taken for a long, long time.” (Or that is properly incentivized by the government). http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/213011-cdc-director-warns-of-post-antibiotic-era View in LinkedIn

DID YOU KNOW that antibiotics have a long history of being sprayed in crops in the US? When I stumbled into this after the thread of antibiotic use in animal feeds, I was surprised, to say the least. And, in organic labelled crops, although under heavy criticism and review. View in LinkedIn

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EUROPE BANS ANTIBIOTICS IN ANIMAL FEED. "Health concerns led the European Union in 2006 to ban antibiotic use as feed additives for promoting livestock growth. But in the United States, nearly 25 million pounds of antibiotics per year, up from 16 million in the mid 1980s, are given to healthy animals for agriculture purposes." No permitted use in crops in Europe. http://lnkd.in/dtwQkMM View in LinkedIn

OVERDOSING OF ANIMAL ANTIBIOTICS. In a study of over 3,000 swine feeds in the US, 25% contained antibiotics at concentrations higher than recommended levels. This mostly passes through to contaminate the environment. These 8 billion farm animals produce 1.3 billion Mg of manure per year, excreting 18-60 Mg of antibiotics per year. http://lnkd.in/dwbfrwX View in LinkedIn

ANIMAL FEED ANTIBIOTICS are primarily growth promotors, and help to counteract the overcrowding and poor hygiene in intensive animal agriculture. http://lnkd.in/dwbfrwX View in LinkedIn

ANTIBIOTIC CONTAMINATED MANURE is anticipated to change the soil microbiota and select for antibiotic resistant bacteria when the manure is repeatedly used as fertilizer. http://lnkd.in/dwbfrwX View in LinkedIn