FDA to roll back use of antibiotics in beef, pork and poultry
2,269 views · Published 12 December 2013 · 2:19 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: CBS Evening News · 2013 · News & Politics
The Food and Drug Administration is implementing a plan to phase out the use of antibiotics for the purpose of stimulating growth in healthy animals. Bacteria in the animals have become resistant to the drugs, and eventually, the resistant bacteria come into contact with humans. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
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