Bayer Lobbies For Animal Antibiotic - Disregards Human Health Concerns

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Subject:Health Supreme Update: Bayer Lobbies For Animal Antibiotic -

Disregards Human Health Concerns

 

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Health Supreme Update: Bayer Lobbies For Animal Antibiotic -

Disregards Human Health Concerns

 

May 01, 2005

 

 

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An article in the Washington Post brings to light

pharmaceutical lobby excesses as Bayer fights the FDA's

decision to limit antibiotic use in farm animals disregarding

the increase in prevalence of antibiotic resistant germs that

has been found in recent times. Although bacteria found in

chicken sold in stores are showing increased levels of drug

resistance, chemical giant Bayer was not content with the FDA's

decision to withdraw Baytril, a new generation antibiotic used

for companion animals and in factory chicken farms. When FDA's

the decision was already taken, Bayer went to Congress and,

together with chicken farmers, got Rep Charles W. Pickering's

help to produce a letter intended to...

 

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