Antibiotics in Meat & Anti Bacterial Soaps
Antibiotics in Meat & Anti Bacterial Soaps
Two alarming announcements have come out with the past several days:
Antiobiotics on the Farm. The use of antibiotics in farm animals consumed by humans is creating more resilient strands of bacteria. Bacteria are becoming more immune to many common forms of prescribed antibiotics. It is not just the presence of antibiotics in meat but also over-prescription of antibiotics drugs by medical doctors is a major culprit as well. Here is what is alarming: according to the Washington Post, at least 2 million people in the United States become infected with antibiotic resistant bacteria each year and at least 23,000 people die as a result. See Brad Plumer’s piece on what you should know about antibiotics at http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/14/the-fda-is-cracking-down-on-antibiotics-at-farms-heres-what-you-should-know/ Read the rest of this post »