Sales of antibiotics intended for domestic food animals increased from 2009 to 2010, according to new data released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The numbers included in the report, issued by FDA, showed an increase of 6.7 percent, from 28.8 million pounds in 2009 to 30.6 million pounds in 2010. In relation to the Ionophores, used exclusively on animals, that are excluded from the first analysis, boost the increase up to 8.6 percent.
 
The increase in antimicrobial sales is greater than the 1.3 percent increase in meat production, which was up by 1.2 billion pounds to 92.1 billion pounds. A few days later of the publication of this report, the FDA indicated that this document was in error and corrected the increased consumption of antibiotics, leaving it at only the 1.3%

The Project Director for the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming said the report backs up their calls for reforms. Also, the Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the only microbiologist serving in Congress, continues to push for a bill that would restrict farmers from using seven classes of antibiotics, deemed important for human health, unless needed to treat sick animals.

ZEU INMUNOTEC, spanish biotechnological company, offers different product lines to check and control de presence of residues of this substances in foods like milk (Eclipse line), meat and egg (Explorer and Equinox).

Source: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/