The FDA Needs to Collect Critical Data on Antibiotic Use on Farms
It is impossible to know if efforts to reduce the overuse of antibiotics are effective or creating meaningful change over time, if there is no actual data on how antibiotics are being used.
As the FDA Winds up its Five-Year Stewardship Plan, New Data Indicates the Potential for Large Increases in Antibiotic Use
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, antibiotic use in U.S. animal agriculture may continue to climb upward.
Poisonous Pork: Carbadox Residue Violations in USDA Testing
the USDA is consistently finding carbadox residue violations even with a method that the FDA has said isn’t sensitive enough to detect all of the carcinogenic residues present.
Livestock Farm Workers are First in Line From Superbug Infections From Unhealthy Food Animals
In developing policies to address superbug infections, these vulnerable groups should be protected.
FDA Still Sluggish On The Superbug Crisis
A major cause of the spread of superbugs is the overuse of antibiotics, but the FDA, which is tasked with making sure that drugs are safe, has consistently failed to address this overuse.
Here's What You Should Know About Antibiotic Cross-Resistance and Co-Resistance
Overusing antibiotics in human and animal medicine can lead to the spread of multiple antibiotic resistant genes, making the treatment of human infection much more difficult.
Dairy can be Part of a Safe, Healthy, and Humane Diet but too Often it is Not
June is National Dairy Month. FACT works with many humane, pasture based dairy farms around the country, however this not how most dairy cows are raised.
Antibiotic Resistance Disproportionately Impacts women’s Health
As part of Women’s Health Week, FACT looks at the impact of antimicrobial resistance and how it affects women disproportionately to men.
Strong Leadership From HHS is Needed to Preserve our Antibiotics and Protect Public Health
FACT and allies have sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, urging his immediate action in addressing the antibiotic resistance crisis.
Starbucks, Don't Serve up Breakfast With a Side of Cancer
Join us in telling Starbucks to not poison their customers with carcinogenic pork.
Antibiotic Resistance Disproportionately Impacts Vulnerable Populations
Antibiotic resistance threatens to overturn much of the health advances of the twentieth century. While everyone is likely to get a resistant infection sooner or later, some populations are more impacted than others.
The FDA Needs to Move Forward With Protecting Medically Important Antibiotics
Join FACT in telling the FDA that we need to preserve medically important antibiotics for human and animal health.
Looks like McDonald’s New Responsible Use Targets Are Not Responsible At All
McDonald’s is leading in the wrong direction when it comes to reducing the overuse of antibiotics in its meat supply.
A Case for Changing Your Grocery Habits in the New Year
Changing your grocery habits this year could make a huge difference to your personal health and that of everyone you love
Major Discrepancies in the Reporting of Antibiotic and Resistance Data in Animals vs Humans are Impeding the U.S. in the Fight to Preserve our Antibiotics
The U.S. is making progress to reduce antibiotic use in human medicine, but progress is terribly slow in animals.
How to Avoid Products that Contribute to the Spread of Superbugs
By selecting animal products raised with responsible antibiotic use, you can help fight against antibiotic resistance.
Time for the USDA to require meat companies to clean up the source of deadly Salmonella - the factory farms
Join FACT in helping to ensure that poultry products are safe to consume.
Superbugs in Stock: Grocery Chains are Not Giving Enough to Stop Antibiotic Overuse
Which grocery chains are acting to eliminate routine antibiotic use in their meat supply?
Calling on the USDA to Stop Antibiotic Overuse
Read about what the USDA can do to protect public health.