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India's Farmed Chickens Dosed With World's Strongest Antibiotics

posted by takyon on Friday February 02 2018, @06:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the chicken-not-so-little dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Guardian reports that according to a Bureau of Investigative Journalism study, colistin, an "antibiotic of last resort," is used by the tonnes by Indian farms to make the poultry gain weight a little bit faster. And all of this is perfectly legal. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls antibiotic resistance "a major threat to public health".

Another reason to eat less meat I guess. Like we needed one.

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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by bob_super on Friday February 02 2018, @06:51PM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday February 02 2018, @06:51PM (#632101)

    I'm glad the rest of the world is setting the example by never prioritizing profits above risks.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:02AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:02AM (#632261) Journal

    Where is this "the rest of the world" to which you refer? I might want to move there!

    • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:21AM

      by bob_super (1357) on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:21AM (#632267)

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      Bhutan [wikipedia.org], maybe ?