The US meat industry has a responsibility to clean up its act, said David Wallinga, senior health officer at the Natural Resources Defence Council, which obtained some of the documents. He said the Pilgrims Pride records detailed numerous food safety violations.
Date: Feb 21, 2018
Category: Business
Source: Google
WHO To Farmers: Stop Giving Your Animals So Many Antibiotics
Public health advocates in the U.S. praised the WHO's new guidelines. David Wallinga, with the Natural Resources Defense Council, wrote in a blog post: "let's hope the strong new WHO Guideline spurs more companies and more countries to take the actions that need to happen. Before it's too late."
Date: Nov 07, 2017
Category: Health
Source: Google
The US Can't Really Know If Farmers Are Cutting Back On Antibiotics, GAO Says
The sense that there is no plan for next steps in antibiotic control is also a problem, said Dr. David Wallinga, a senior health officer at the Natural Resources Defense Council. "The agencies haven't put in place a plan for what they are going to do, and they can't provide one when asked," he said.
Date: Mar 24, 2017
Category: Health
Source: Google
Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals increases, FDA says
That scenario is happening more and more as the overuse of antibiotics in livestock production, especially, is helping to increase the creation and spread of antibiotic-resistant infections, Dr. David Wallinga, the Natural Resources Defense Councils senior health officer said Thursday.
Date: Dec 23, 2016
Category: Business
Source: Google
FDA: Antibiotic use in food animals continues to rise
"The news is not good,"David Wallinga, MD, senior health officer with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), wrote in a blog post. "Against the backdrop ofa crisisin now untreatable or nearly untreatable infections, this report further underscores how urgently we need more and stronger gov
Date: Dec 22, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics
In a statement, David Wallinga, from the Natural Resources Defense Council, said that "this report further underscores how urgently we need more and stronger government action" to reduce antibiotic use.
RDC), which advocates ending the use of medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in livestock, went even further. "The last terrible shoe may have just dropped when it comes to drug-resistant infections," NRDC senior health officer David Wallinga, MD, said in an e-mailed press release.
Date: Dec 05, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Researchers Find Rare Superbug Gene on US Pig Farm
"To save our miracle drugs, we have got to stop wasting them on animals that aren't sick," said Dr. David Wallinga of the Natural Resources Defense Council, which opposes the routine agricultural use of antibiotics.