date:Jul 31, 2014
eterinary oversight and requiring a prescription for use.
The lawmakers noted that requiring veterinary oversight of antibiotic use in food animals is an important step in curbing overuse of antibiotics. But that requirement doesn't go far enough.
Oversight by veterinarians alone, however, will not solve the problem if the FDA continues to approve antibiotics regimens that allow for continuous, low-dose use to prevent and contain disease, they said.
The FDA said the agency will respond direct