University of Minnesota: New Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report shows more antibiotics being sold for food animals

New FDA report shows more antibiotics being sold for food animals

By Chris Dall, December 8, 2023

New data released yesterday by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that sales of medically important antibiotics for use in food-producing animals rose by 4% last year.

The latest summary report from the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine shows 6.2 million kilograms (kg) of medically important antibiotics were sold and distributed for use in livestock (chicken, turkey, cattle, swine, etc) in 2022, up from 5.9 million kg in 2021. Medically important antibiotics, which are tracked because they’re also used in human medicine, accounted for 56% of all antibiotics sold for used in food-producing animals.

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