A key advisory committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week rejected the claim of the manufacturer Intervet, that its new cattle antibiotic cefquinome could be considered safe for human health. Cefquinome, proposed for use against respiratory disease in cattle, is a 4th generation cephalosporin, a class which includes the important human drug cefepime.
The growing market power of international food companies is adversely affecting the lives of farmers and consumers worldwide, according to a new paper by a Senior Advisor with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Concentrated Market Power and Agricultural Trade is by Sophia Murphy and published by the EcoFair Trade Dialogue.
The draft texts released today by the WTO on new trade rules for agriculture and industrial products reflect the broad divergences that remain between WTO Members over the Doha Round, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
The Keep Antibiotics Working Coalition (KAW) today applauded the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), an organization representing 8,000 infectious disease physicians and scientists, for endorsing the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) (S. 742/H.R.
Keep Antibiotics Working applauded Maine’s Agriculture Committee for taking historic action to make Maine the first state to adopt a meat purchasing policy to address the antibiotic resistance crisis in human medicine.
The Keep Antibiotics Working coalition today praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture for proposing a new labeling standard for grass-fed beef that will help preserve vital human and animal drugs by allowing consumers to choose meats produced in grass-based systems that use fewer antibiotics. The proposal gives ranchers incentives to cut antibiotic use.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) named Jim Harkness as its new president today. Harkness, a Minnesota native, will replace current IATP president and founder, Mark Ritchie, who is resigning to run for public office in Minnesota.
