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.
(Score: 1) by therainingmonkey on Saturday February 03 2018, @11:41AM
That might be true, but all the junk from our civilisation will likely be lying around on the surface ready to be used/reused/recycled.