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Source: Lydia Zuraw, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 12/3/13
About 80 percent of all antibiotics distributed in the U.S. are for food animals. They’re commonly used to promote growth and to prevent, control and treat disease. Overuse can promote the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the food supply and ultimately cause resistant infections in humans. For more of this story, click here.
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