Animal Antibiotics Discovered In Common Veggies

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Animal Antibiotics Discovered in Common Veggies*ANIMAL ANTIBIOTICS DISCOVERED IN COMMON VEGETABLES*Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found residues fromanimal antibiotics in common produce,says a new study<http://jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/34/6/2082?maxtoshow= & HITS=10 & hits=10 & RESULTFORMAT= & fulltext=antibiotics & searchid=1133370576050_986 & stored_search= & FIRSTINDEX=0 & volume=34 & issue=6 & journalcode=joenq>.Spreading raw manure on fields from animals treated with antibioticsis a common practice on conventional farms. Unfortunately scientistshave now discovered that vegetables like corn, cabbage and greenonions absorb those antibiotics, which are then ingested by consumers."Vegetarians may think the huge overuse of antibiotics in livestockand poultry will not affect them, but that's not true," statedMargaret Mellon, the director of the Union of ConcernedScientists. "Consumers eating vegetables grown on soil fertilized withmanure may be unknowingly ingesting antibiotics." Regular consumptionof these antibiotics can then cause bacteria in the body to becomeresistant.http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/antibiotics112305.cfm