Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al

  1. August 09, 2012

    Judge Orders FDA To Launch Livestock Antibiotic Withdrawal

    A New York federal magistrate judge on Wednesday told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it must begin proceedings to withdraw approval of certain antibiotics used in livestock feed that could cause human harm, but said the agency can follow its own proposed timeline for the action.

  2. June 05, 2012

    FDA Must Act On Livestock Antibiotics, Judge Says

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has done "shockingly little" to address human health risks caused by overtreatment of livestock with antibiotics and must consider revoking approval for such use of bacteria-killing medicines, a New York federal judge said Friday.

  3. March 23, 2012

    FDA Ordered To Target Antibiotics In Animal Feed

    A New York federal judge on Thursday ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to launch the process that may result in antibiotics being removed from animal feed, ruling in favor of health and consumer groups who say the antibiotics threaten human health.

  4. May 25, 2011

    Suit Targets FDA Over Livestock Antibiotic Use

    Health and consumer groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in New York on Wednesday, requesting the agency curb the overuse of antibiotics in animal feed because of concerns that the practice leads to drug-resistant bacteria that could harm humans.

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