A recent study from the Maryland School of Public Health found that livestock who were not fed antibiotics showed an immediate and dramatic decline in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Neil Wagner discusses the issues surrounding the study and how they affect human health. He ends the article encouraging readers to buy organic meat and poultry, thereby making a statement to the industry about the unnecessary and harmful use of antibiotics in the meat industry.
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September 14, 2011
By Neil Wagner
http://www.theatlantic.com/life/archive/2011/09/antibiotic-resistance-and-the-case-for-organic-poultry-and-meat/245067/1/
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