Posted on July 3, 2008

• FDA warns farms on antibiotic use

• KAW Welcomes New USDA Antibiotic Research Program

• Bacteria in Pork Showing Resistance to Antibiotics

• KAW Denounces Recent FDA Approval Of Human Antibiotic For Animal Agriculture
• Antibiotic-Free Pigs Carry More Pathogens, But is That a Bad Thing?

• Potentially fatal bacteria found in pigs, farmworkers

• Today's special: superbugs
• First study finds MRSA in U.S. pigs and farmers; U.K reports 3 patients sickened with the bacterium from eating pork only.

• Tyson Pulls Antibiotic-Free Label
• Fears that MRSA variant has entered food chain

• Reduce antibiotic use in livestock
• Free-range animals eliminate problems

• Big Farming's Hidden Costs

• Cheaper food is a benefit, but new study says it's offset by disease and environmental problems

• Benefits of factory farms just illusions