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Press releases from Keep Antibiotics Working: The Campaign to End Antibiotic Overuse:

• April 15, 2010: Overuse Of Antibiotics on the Farm and the Effect on Human Health Highlight Informational Briefings in Senate, House

• December 21, 2009: While FDA fiddles, dangerous antibiotic-resistant Salmonella strikes again

• August 27, 2009: Keep Antibiotics Working (KAW) on the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy

• July 15, 2009: Keep Antibiotics Working Statement on Hearing Regarding Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Trearment Act (PAMTA)

• June 17, 2009: Keep Antibiotics Working on the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

• March 17, 2009: Rep. Slaughter Reintroduces Bill to Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance Crisis by Combating Misuse of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture

• February 23, 2009: Keep Antibiotics Working Coalition Members Join Top Physicians and Scientists to Address Link Between Antibiotic Resistance and Agricultural Misuse of Drugs

• January 26, 2009: First Study To Find MRSA ST 398 in Swine and Swine-farm Workers in the U.S.

• January 13, 2009: Keep Antibiotics Working Applauds California Senate's Action to Ensure Safer and Healthier Food

• December 8, 2008: Another Holiday Gift for Industry From the Bush Administration

• November 25, 2008: FDA Puts Off Public Health Protections to Accommodate Farm Industry

• September 25, 2008: House Ag Subcommittee Hears Testimony From Industry: Ignores Consensus on Danger of the Overuse of Animal Antibiotics

• July 31, 2008: House Passes Animal Drug Bill after Drug Industry Blocks Efforts to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics

• July 16, 2008: Keep Antibiotics Working Praises Amendment Establishing An Antimicrobial Data Collection Program

• July 10, 2008: Keep Antibiotics Working Blasts the House for Failing to Protect America’s Public Health

• July 3, 2008: Keep Antibiotics Working Statement on New FDA Ban of Extralabel Use of Cephalosporins

• June 19, 2008: KAW Welcomes New USDA Antibiotic Research Program

• June 12, 2008: KAW Denounces Recent FDA Approval Of Human Antibiotic For Animal Agriculture

• April 29, 2008: NEW REPORT SPELLS OUT THE CRITICAL HEALTH RISK IN ADDING HUMAN ANTIBIOTICS TO ANIMAL FEED IN U.S. FARMS

• March 4, 2008: SCHERING PLOUGH URGED TO WITHDRAW CATTLE ANTIBIOTIC APPLICATION BECAUSE OF THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH

• January 30, 2007: NEW REPORT UNDERSCORES NEED FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION TO LIMIT ANTIBIOTIC USE IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

• December 18, 2007: FDA ACTION URGED AS ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA CAUSED BY ANIMAL FARMS THREATEN AMERICANS

• December 3, 2007: NEW STUDY LINKS ANIMAL AGRICULTURE TO MORE THAN 20% OF MRSA INFECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS

• November 6, 2007: NEW STUDY REVEALS MRSA BACTERIA COMMON AMONG PIGS AND FARM WORKERS

• September 9, 2007: University of Illinois Researchers Trace Antibiotics Use on Hog Farms

• August 23, 2007: Antibiotics Used to Promote Growth in Chickens Increase Resistance to Medicine that Cures Food Poisoning in Humans

• June 19, 2007: Keep Antibiotics Working Coalition Applauds Tyson for Producing Fresh Chickens Without Antibiotics

• May 16, 2007: New USDA Study Confirms Potential for Human Health Effects from Non-Therapeutic Antibiotic Use in Poultry

• May 14, 2007: Seven Advocacy Groups Urge Drug Company to Pull FDA Application of Animal Drug Linked to Human Antibiotic Resistance in Europe

• April 16, 2007: Four Leading Medical Organizations Tell FDA to Reject Animal Drug Used to Treat Life-Threatening Infections in Humans

• March 20, 2007: Hold the Pickles and the Penicillin: Leading Food-Service Company to Serve Antibiotic-Free Hamburgers Nationwide

• February 12, 2007: Kennedy, Snowe & Slaughter Introduce AMA-backed Bill to Cut Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Misuse of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture

• January 11, 2007: Rep. Slaughter Urges FDA to Heed Its Scientific Advisory Committee’s Recommendation on Drug Used to Treat Life-Threatening Infections

• January 3, 2007: New Economic Analysis Shows the Use of Antibiotics in Chicken Feed Increases the Cost of Poultry Production

• November 2, 2006: FDA Urged to Heed Advisory Committee’s Advice to Reject Animal Drug Linked to Antibiotic Resistance in Humans

• September 27, 2006: US FDA Advisory Committee Finds Using Human Antibiotic in Cattle Could Create Antibiotic Resistance and Threaten Human Health

• June 21, 2006: Communicable Disease Experts Endorse Federal Legislation to Curb Antibiotic Use in Livestock, Poultry

• June 5, 2006: Maine Becomes 1st State to Adopt Meat Purchasing Policy that Addresses Antibiotic Resistance Crisis in Human Medicine

• May 24, 2006: House Passes Rep. Slaughter’s Amendment to Fund Review of Animal Drugs to Determine if Use Worsens Antibiotic Resistance in Human Resistance

• May 19, 2006: Group Applauds USDA for Proposing Improved Labeling Standard for Grass Fed Beef that Would Help Reduce Antibiotic Resistance in Humans

• February 13, 2006: Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign Wins 2nd National PR Award

• January 24, 2006: Top Chicken Producers Reported to Have Slashed Antibiotic Use

• January 17, 2006: Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign Wins National PR Award

• November 14, 2005: Thanksgiving Treat: Food Service Company Announces First Ever Policy to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Turkeys

• November 7, 2005: New Study Shows Vegetables Fertilized with Manure are Contaminated with Antibiotics Given to Livestock, Pose Potential Human Health Threat

• September 7, 2005: Bayer Commended for Ending 5-Year Opposition to FDA Ban on Use of Cipro-like Antibiotics in Poultry

• September 2, 2005: Bayer Threatens Human Health by Seeking Stay of FDA’s 1st Ever Ban of Agricultural Drug Due to Human Antibiotic-Resistance Concerns

• August 2, 2005: Keep Antibiotics Working Applauds First Purchasing Policy by Food Service Company to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Pork Production

• July 28, 2005: Keep Antibiotics Working Praises FDA’s First Ever Ban of Agricultural Drug Due to Antibiotic-Resistance Effects in Humans

• June 9, 2005: KAW commends Panera Bread for its commitment to purchasing and serving chicken produced without antibiotics

• June 9, 2005: House Passes Rep. Sherrod Brown's Amendment to Ban School Lunch Program from Buying Chicken Treated with Cipro-like Antibiotic; Cipro's Effectiveness Compromised

• April 7, 2005: Medical, Environmental Groups Petition FDA to Ban Use of Antibiotics as Feed Additives, Citing Noncompliance with FDA Guidance to Protect Human Health

• February 17, 2005: Ohio Health Officials Praise Hagan Bill to Ban Schools from Buying Poultry Treated with Cipro-like Antibiotic

• January 24, 2005: New Study Strengthens Link between Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animals and Dangerous Complications of Food Poisoning

• January 10, 2005: California Study Strengthens Link Between Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animals and Antibiotic-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections in Humans

• December 9, 2004: Ohio Health Groups Praise Hagan Bill to Ban Schools from Buying Poultry Treated with Cipro-like Antibiotic

• October 21, 2004: KAW Groups Testify Against Pfizer Bid for Off-Label Use of Animal Drug

• May 24, 2004: GAO Report Says Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Antibiotic Use in Animals is "Unacceptable Threat" to Human Health

• May 11, 2004: One Week Before Appeal Deadline, 143 Groups Send Letter to Bayer Urging Company to Accept Ruling Upholding FDA's Proposed Ban on Cipro-Like Drugs for Poultry

• April 30, 2004: Group Representing 9 Million Consumers Objects to New USDA Directive That Weakens Organic Standards

• March 16, 2004:KAW Coalition Praises Ruling Upholding Proposed Ban of Cipro-Like Drugs for Poultry

• December 4, 2003: Keep Antibiotics Working Applauds Bon Appétit's New Policy to Require Meat Suppliers to Reduce Routine Use of Antibiotics

• November 19, 2003: NH Groups Urge Gregg to Support Bill to End Feeding
  of Medically Important Antibiotics to Livestock and Poultry

• October 23, 2003: Keep Antibiotics Working Coalition Applauds FDA's Issuance of Final Guidance

• September 17, 2003: KAW Coalition Applauds CDC Campaign to Reduce Medical Overuse of Antibiotics

• September 9, 2003: Scientists Urge President Bush to Support Phase Out of Routine Feeding of Medically Important Antibiotics to Farm Animals

• August 13, 2003: Denmark's Phase Out of Routine Antibiotics in Livestock and Poultry Has Protected Health and Not Hurt Farmers, World Health Organization Concludes

• July 28, 2003: Bipartisan Legislation to Phase Out Use of Antibiotics as Feed Additives Introduced in Senate and House

• June 19, 2003: Advocacy Group Applauds McDonald's for Recognizing Americans 'Deserve a Break Today'

• June 12, 2003: Nation-Wide Protests at McDonald's and Burger King to Halt Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

• June 6, 2003: Antibiotic Data Collection Bill Clears Calif. Senate

• April 28, 2003: Bayer Appeal Hearing on FDA's Proposed Ban on Cipro-like Drugs for Poultry Begins Today

• April 7, 2003: 100 Health, Consumer, Environmental Groups Urge Senators to Fix MUMS Bill to Avoid Worsening Antibiotic Resistance Crisis

• April 3, 2003: Coalition Applauds USDA Decision To Withdraw Meat Label Claims

• March 31, 2003: USDA's Proposed Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims on Antibiotics Would Create "Confusion" for Consumers, "Loopholes" for Producers

• March 18, 2003: Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign Praises IOM Study Urging Ban on Use of Human Antibiotics for Growth Promotion in Animals

• January 17, 2003: Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign Praises McDonalds for Supporting FDA Proposed Ban on Cipro-like Drugs in Poultry

• December 16, 2002: EPA's New CAFO Rule Fails to Uphold Agency's Mission "To Protect Human Health," Says National Advocacy Group

• December 10, 2002: Two New Studies Show Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Common Food Poisoning Culprits, Often Present in Store-Bought Chicken & Turkey

• November 19, 2002: New CDC Data on Antibiotic Resistance to Cipro Reinforces FDA's Proposed Ban on Bayer's Cipro-like Drug for Poultry

• October 4, 2002: Maine Groups Urge Collins, Snowe to Take Leadership Role in Combating Antibiotic Resistance Crisis, Back AMA-Endorsed Bill; Baldacci Aide Announces Rep.'s Support for Bill at News Conference

• September 12, 2002: FDA Commended for Acknowledging Need To Re-Evaluate Safety of Agricultural Antibiotics; But New Guidance Flawed by Absence of Timetable for Taking Action

• August 12, 2002: Former UNC Health Policy Analyst Warns State Officials on Link between Slaughterhouse Expansion and Antibiotic Resistance

• June 10, 2002: Top Environmental Attorney Joins "Keep Antibiotics Working" Campaign as New Director

• May 9, 2002: Keep Antibiotics Working Campaign Praises Kennedy's Introduction of Bill to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

• March 13, 2002: USGS Study Finds Antibiotics in 48% of Streams Tested in 30 States

• February 27, 2002: Rep. Sherrod Brown Introduces Bill to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Threat

• February 19, 2002: FDA Grants Public Hearing on Proposed Ban of Bayer's Cipro-like Antibiotic for Poultry Use

• February 10, 2002: Groups Applaud New York Times' Report about Major Food Companies' Steps to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance

• January 17, 2002: Bayer Headache...Protest on 1st Day of Trading on NYSE

• January 17, 2002: Internet Video Launched To Fight Antibiotic Resistance

• November 13, 2001: Antibiotic-Free Meats Are New Health Trend in Food Service

• October 30, 2001: Antibiotic Resistance Threat Spurs National Campaign to End Drug Overuse

• October 17, 2001: Studies Called "Smoking Gun" Proving Antibiotic Resistance in Humans Related to Drug Use in Animals

• August 9, 2001: T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants Praised for Serving Antibiotic-Free Beef Burgers

• June 20, 2001: Groups Applaud AMA Action on Antibiotics in Agriculture and Antibiotic Resistance

• April 20, 2001: Bayer Sends Contradictory Message to Consumers