To: Margaret A. Hamburg, FDA Commissioner
FDA: Save Antibiotics
Illinois PIRG
The World Health Organization recently released a report stating that antibiotics are losing their effectiveness throughout the world to ward off infections. One of the causes of antibiotic resistance is the overuse and misuse of antibiotics on factory farms.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should stop the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms and save antibiotics for future generations.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should stop the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms and save antibiotics for future generations.
Why is this important?
Up to 80 percent of all antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for livestock, not people. These antibiotics are getting mixed right into the feed of healthy animals to encourage fast growth. When bacteria are exposed to these antibiotics, they develop resistance, and the resulting infections can withstand even our most powerful medicine.
We need to show the FDA that the public wants to stop this misuse of antibiotics on factory farms to protect our health.
We need to show the FDA that the public wants to stop this misuse of antibiotics on factory farms to protect our health.