Source: Monica Laliberte, WRAL, 10/22/18


A recent investigation by Consumer Reports found everything from antibiotics to antidepressants in beef, poultry and pork. It started with data from the government which was taken from nearly 6,000 samples of meat, collected over 11 months from 2015 to 2016. "What was explosive is immediately seeing these drugs which were never approved for use in food animals," said Michael Hansen, Consumer Reports senior scientist. "Because they're highly hazardous ... still showing up in the food supply. It was stunning."

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