WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has published its fourth annual report summarizing the sales and distribution data of antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals.
Trends from 2009 through 2012 reflected in this year’s summary report include:
* The total quantity of medically important antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in food-producing animals increased by 16 percent over the period 2009-2012. The reason for the increase is unclear, but many factors (such as disease outbreaks and fluctuations in animal populations) could lead to transient increases or decreases of sales of certain drugs in. . .
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