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