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FDA preparing new restrictions on antimicrobial use in livestock

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a series of five meetings across the U.S. to discuss proposed restrictions on antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.

The purpose of the meetings is to allow public feedback on the challenges veterinarians and producers will face under the proposed rules, which would place new restrictions of the use of antimicrobials for “growth promotion” purposes and require more veterinary oversight of antimicrobial use.

At the FDA public meeting held this week in Fort Collins, Colorado, Brownfield discussed the agency’s strategy with Bill Flynn, deputy director for science policy in the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine.

AUDIO: Bill Flynn (5:25 MP3)

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