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There's been no shortage of problems with chemicals used to grow things either, etc, so the issue of food handling affects everyone.
It's not just handing that should worry people. Having thousands of animals in one area is a serious problem, especially when the overuse of antibiotics is a huge risk to human health and could turn into an epidemic.
Antibiotic use on US farms is at least nine times higher than use on British farms, raising industry concerns over a possible free trade deal post-Brexit.New research by campaign pressure group Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics shows that antibiotic use in the US is double that for pigs compared to British farms, three times higher in chickens and five times higher in turkeys.But the highest dosage occurs on American farms rearing cattle for beef, which is at least nine times as much compared to British beef farms. The EU currently bans US beef due to the widespread use of growth hormones in its industry.Suzi Shingler, at the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics, told The Guardian that US cattle farmers are "massively overusing" antibiotics. “This finding shows the huge advantages of British beef, which is often from grass-reared animals, whereas US cattle are usually finished in intensive feedlots,” Ms Shingler explained.“Trade negotiators who may be tempted to lift the ban on US beef should not only be considering the impact of growth hormones, but also of antibiotic resistance due to rampant antibiotic use.”The high antibiotic use rate in the US and parts of Asia has led the World Health Organisation (WHO) to urge farmers worldwide to stop using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals because of the serious risks to human health that result.The UN agency said the overuse of antibiotics in farming has been highlighted as one of the "biggest threats to human health."
Read More: https://www.farminguk.com/News/US-farm-antibiotic-use-at-least-nine-times-higher-_48563.html
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