The United States Food and Drug Administration says all
major drug companies have now complied with its labeling requirements for
antibiotics used by farmers.
That comes a day after the FDA said antibiotic sales for
farm use actually went up, not down, in 2014, the year after it announced
guidelines aimed at reducing use.
The FDA also announced that it
processed 292 new animal drug applications affected by the guidelines; 84 were
completely withdrawn, 93 oral-dosage products were converted to
prescription-only status and 115 affected feeds were converted to
veterinary-directive status.
Another 22 applications tying growth
promotion to the drugs were altered to remove the production promise, the
agency says.
The FDA is trying to curb antibiotic
use on farms to reduce the incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are
harmful to human health.
