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Nursing Organizations Call for Phase-Out of Agricultural Practices That Promote Antibiotic Resistance

Rebecca Clouse, MS, RN

American Nurses Association

The use of antibiotics in agriculture is considered a contributing factor to the problem of antibiotic resistance. A majority of antibiotics and related drugs produced in the United States are not used to treat the infirm, but rather are used as feed additives for agricultural animals to promote growth and compensate for stressful and crowded growing conditions. Significant efforts must be made to decrease inappropriate overuse in animals and agriculture. Several leading health and political organizations have begun to address the issue. The American Nurses Association has established policies that call on Congress, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and meat producers to promptly phase out the agricultural practices that promote antibiotic resistance.

Key Words: antibiotic resistance • agricultural practices/policy • environmental health • food safety/policy • American Nurses Association

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1, 17-22 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154405283441
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