‘Antibiotics in food pose health threat ‘

THE excessive use of antibiotics in food production in recent decades has made many bacteria more resistant to antibiotics, posing a significant health risk to humans, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported.

The USDA has estimated that antibiotic use in animal husbandry, poultry farming, and aquaculture in the US is more than four times USDA recommended levels. Meanwhile, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has estimated that 80 percent of all antibiotics sold in the US are used on animals.