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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @09:03PM (1 child)
One could regularly test the birds, then dish out severe punishment as needed.
At the farm, register the DNA. Anybody in possession of an unregistered bird gets punished.
At the retail location, check for antibiotics and recheck the DNA. If antibiotics are found, or if the DNA for that bird was never registered, punish as much of the supply chain as you can find. Punish the farmer, the slaughterhouse, the wholesaler, the supermarket or restaurant, etc.
Make it hurt. Go medieval. Criminals can be strapped down in a room full of hungry chickens.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @10:24PM
I don't think you understand India. The gov't issues all kinds of rules, nothing changes. The corruption might be worse than in China(?)