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Federal Court orders FDA to initiate withdrawal of sub-therapeutic levels of penicillin and tetracycline for animals.

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al., v. United States Food and Drug Administration, et al., (S.D.N.Y. March 22, 2012) (1:11-cv-03562-THK)

Online copy: HERE

Background: In 1977 the FDA issued notices announcing its intent to withdraw approval of the use of certain antibiotics in livestock for the purposes of growth promotion and feed efficiency because the practice [...]