FDA chief plans attack on superbugs in meat supply

Published April 24, 2018 7:54pm ET



The Food and Drug Administration will roll out a proposal to combat superbugs in farm animals, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Tuesday.

“We are going to be rolling out in the next couple of months our plan for what we will do to build on some of the good work that has already been done, and looking at some additional steps that we can take to make sure there is judicious use of antibiotics in the farm setting,” Gottlieb said during a Senate budget hearing.

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