National Stakeholders Meet to Consider Improvements in Antimicrobial Use in Food Animal Production
Alliance for the Prudent Use of AntibioticsToday, U.S. regulators and representatives from national food production industries will meet to discuss “Improving Antimicrobial Use in Food Animal Production: Alternatives, Options and Incentives,” in Washington, DC. The National Stakeholder meeting convened by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics is intended to identify concrete approaches to promote judicious use of antibiotics, in order to preserve their efficacy to treat disease in humans and animals, while ensuring a safe, stable and affordable food supply. Participants will evaluate feasible alternatives to current, non-therapeutic/ preventive antimicrobial use in food animal production and incentives.
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