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CU letter to USDA on antibiotics in food animals

November 20, 2015
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Consumers Union writes regarding the use of antibiotics in agriculture.  An overwhelming portion of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to animals raised for food – such as hogs, cattle, chickens and turkeys.

For the full letter, click here.

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William Wallace
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