219,000+ Americans Unite to Urge FDA to End Antibiotic Overuse

More than 219,000 people across the country have urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to end antibiotic overuse on industrial farms just to make animals grow faster and compensate for overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. Over the past three months, an outpouring of doctors, parents, consumers, business leaders, veterinarians, chefs, farmers and others asked the FDA to strengthen draft measures that it released in April. The FDA will now consider the public's comments as it revises the policy.

Below are some of the letters submitted to the FDA:

• Congressmen Make Recommendations to FDA on Antibiotics on Farms
• Thirteen Senators Ask FDA to Collect More Data on Antibiotics on Farms
• Pew Seeks More Veterinary Oversight of Antibiotic Use on Industrial Farms
• Pew Asks FDA to Close Loopholes in New Guidelines to Protect Antibiotics From Overuse
• Pew Asks FDA to Strengthen Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
• Leading Physicians and Scientists Ask FDA to Rein in Drug Use in Food Animals
• More than 300 Chefs Highlight Need to End Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
• Businesses to FDA: End Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals
• 359 Health Professionals Ask FDA to Better Protect Antibiotics
• Hospitals Seek Stronger Guidelines for Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
• 58 Health and Consumer Groups Tell FDA to Close Loopholes in Antibiotic Guidelines