STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The European Food Safety Authority, the European Medicines Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are concerned about the impact of use of antibiotics on the increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A new report from the three presents new data on antibiotic consumption and antibiotic resistance and reflects improved surveillance across Europe.
Vytenis Andriukaitis, European commissioner for Health and Food Safety says:
“To contain antibiotic resistance we need to fight on three fronts at the same time: human, animal and the environment. This is exactly what we are trying to achieve in the EU and. . .