Maybe Sebelius Will Overule the FDA Again (on Antibiotic\u00a0Resistance)?<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLet me get this right: Plan B\u2013bad and the FDA should be overruled; preventing needless antibiotic use in agriculture…also bad but should not be overruled? In fairness, I don't know if Secreta…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The FDA has been signalling since the late 70s it was going to rescind its ruling that it's safe for agricultural feed makers to include penicillin and tetracycline in feed, since it's been obvious for at least that long that it's only adding to the number of bugs out there resistant to those drugs. 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