EFSA Report: Antibiotics Are Now Lower in Food-Producing Animals Than in Humans
According to the latest report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the use of antibiotics has decreased and is now lower in food-producing animals than in humans.
The report from the three EU agencies provides data on antibiotic consumption and development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Europe for 2016–2018.