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Record-High Antibiotic Sales for Meat and Poultry

Record-High Antibiotic Sales for Meat and Poultry Production Antibiotic overuse is breeding new, resistant strains of bacteria that infect people. But industrial farms haven't gotten the antibiotics sold message. In 2011, 29.9 million pounds' of antibiotics were sold in the United States for meat and 29.9 poultry production. million lbs 3.9 times greater 7.7 antibiotics sold million lbs Yet, in the same period, only 7.7 million pounds of antibiotics were sold to treat sick people in the United States. ON THE RISE 2011 millions of antibiotics sold for meat 29.9M pounds sold and poultry production 30 25 20 15 2011 antibiotics sold to 7.7M treat sick people 10 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 We need more detailed information on how widely antibiotics are being used to make animals grow faster and to compensate for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. Urge Congress and the FDA to rein in the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. Visit www.saveantibiotics.org to take action. *Excluding ionophores, which are used only on animals, 73 percent of antibiotics sold in the United States are intended for use in food animal production. PEW Human Medicine (Source: IMS Health Incorporated) Food Animal Production (Source: Animal Health Institute survey of its members, 2001-2007; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2009-2011) CHARITABLE TRUSTS

Record-High Antibiotic Sales for Meat and Poultry

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The same antibiotics used to treat sick people are also given to healthy animals — in much greater numbers — to make them grow faster and to compensate for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. T...

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