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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Meatnews.com

Europe bans antibiotic growth promoters
EUROPEAN UNION: A European-wide prohibition on antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed takes effect. An E.U.-wide ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed goes into effect on January 1. The last four antibiotics, which have been permitted as feed additives to improve ... Continued...

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

USA TODAY

'Natural' chickens take flight
Four of the nation's top 10 chicken producers have virtually ended a practice that health and activist groups for years charged was causing a public health crisis: feeding broiler chickens low doses of antibiotics to make them grow faster and stay healthy. Tyson Foods, Gold Kist, Perdue Far... Continued...

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Preventing Learning Disabilities in Children, Conference Considers Environmental Contributors
Press Release from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy January 10, 2005 Contact: Ben Lilliston, 612-870-3416, ben@iatp.org Preventing Learning Disabilities in Children, Conference Considers Environmental Contributors Escalating Education, Health Costs Linked to Exposur... Continued...

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