CU Highlights Overuse of Drugs in Food Animals for “Get Smart
About Antibiotics Week” Consumers Union Urges Major Reduction of
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production To Protect Public Health
Consumer Group Highlights The Overuse of Drugs In Food Animals
During CDC’s “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week” YONKERS, NY —
Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer
Reports, today called for a major reduction in the use of
antibiotics in food animal production because their overuse
promotes the spread of drug-resistant superbugs and makes
antibiotics less effective for people Consumers Union is calling
attention to the overuse of antibiotics on farms during the
Center For Disease Control and Prevention’s “Get Smart About
Antibiotics Week” (November 12-18), which aims to raise
awareness about how growing antibiotic resistance is one of the
world’s most pressing public health threats. The CDC is
emphasizing the need for doctors and patients to work together
to improve antibiotic use in order to preserve thes