FDA proposes new rule to understand more about antibiotic use in animals
FDA proposed a rule this week that would require animal drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals to obtain estimates of sales by major food-producing species (cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys).
In a continued effort to stop antibiotic resistant diseases, FDA says the additional data would improve understanding of how antimicrobials are sold or distributed for use in animals raised for meat.