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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.

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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, Flamebait) by Behindmyscreen on Saturday February 03 2018, @09:44PM

    by Behindmyscreen (6856) on Saturday February 03 2018, @09:44PM (#632682)

    Um.....Infection can take hold and spread in a matter of hours in infants and death can follow before you get a chance to get them to the hospital. It was prudent of your doctor who knows a fuck lot more than you do.

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