Moms for Antibiotic Awareness Newsletter (2012)

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Thank you for supporting our efforts to to curtail the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in food animal production.

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Supermoms Against Superbugs Take Washington By Storm

"Supermoms" from Maine to Hawaii came to Washington, D.C., this week to press the Obama Administration and Congress to do more to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on America's industrial farms, a practice that breeds antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The visit was organized by the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The 30 Supermoms (and dads, grandparents, and others concerned about their families' health) all have personal connections to the issue—they are pediatricians, farmers, chefs, and stay-at-home parents—and are focused on raising awareness about the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production and its impact on human health. 

The Supermoms called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen its recently released draft guidelines designed to reduce antibiotic overuse in food animal production and urged Congress to pass the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (H.R. 965, S. 1211).

Click here to read more about the Supermoms and the press release about the day, see video interviews, and learn how you can make your voice heard to help end the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production.

FDA Takes Steps to Curb Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animal Production--but More is Needed!

As noted in our last newsletter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released new guidelines intended to curb the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. While the release of these documents is a welcome step, we need your help because several improvements are needed to address serious gaps in these measures. If you have not done so already, please take a moment and urge the FDA to improve these documents and safeguard these critical drugs from overuse and misuse on industrial farms.