New FDA Ag Antibiotic Ban Explained

New FDA Ag Antibiotic Ban Explained COLUMBUS, Ohio - Farmers and ranchers in Ohio and around the nation have a couple more months to find alternatives to a common antibiotic used to treat farm animals before it's banned by the Food and Drug Administration. The ban is a step in the right direction, says David Wallinga, senior adviser on science, food and health at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. More needs to be done regarding the use of antibiotics in agriculture, he says, adding that he's in favor of the ban on certain off-label uses of the class of antibiotics known as Cephalosporins. ...(Read More)