This is huge! Obama's FDA has begun to ban giving prophylactic antibiotics in livestock production.
Giving animals antibiotics in order to increase food production is a threat to public health and should be stopped, the FDA said
The federal agency says it has the power to ban the practice, but it's starting by issuing "draft guidance" in hopes the food industry will make voluntary changes. After a 60-day public comment period, the guidance will become FDA policy.
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