Insights and Stories on Antimicrobials

EU plans to halve pesticide use, expand organic farming

May. 22, 2020 at 10:04 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission said on Wednesday it planned to increase organic farming and cut agricultural chemical use to protect the environment, proposals welcomed by green groups but which farmers said would make them less flexible. Agriculture is a contributor to climate change – producing around 10 […]

Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

Oct. 27, 2017 at 7:38 pm CDT

By Staff

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

Chicken farmers to expand phase-out of antibiotics

Jul. 23, 2017 at 8:10 pm CDT

By Staff

Tim’s, Burger King to cut some antibiotics from chicken supply

Jan. 4, 2017 at 5:01 am CST

By Staff

Greig: Salmonella strain hard to treat in livestock

Nov. 30, 2016 at 5:37 pm CST

A strain of salmonella resistant to multiple antimicrobials is spreading in Ontario and Quebec cattle herds. There have been 23 cases of Salmonella Dublin in 15 herds reported in Ontario since 2012, but the numbers have been increasing each year. There were eight cases reported in 2015 and four in […]

By John Greig

Insights and Stories on Antimicrobials

EU plans to halve pesticide use, expand organic farming

Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

McDonald’s to start cutting global antibiotic use in chickens

Chicken farmers to expand phase-out of antibiotics

Tim’s, Burger King to cut some antibiotics from chicken supply

Greig: Salmonella strain hard to treat in livestock

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