date:Apr 27, 2012
eive from using antibiotics are not always sufficient to offset the additional cost of the drugs. Society pays a hefty price too as the cost of drugs would nearly triple if resistance rises to endemic levels. Considering the length of time needed to develop new antibiotics, the pursuit of cheap food, is not really worth the risk that life-saving antibiotics may fail,it said.
Among other health concerns, the report pointed out the increase in food-borne illnesses in the past few years, which it l