U.S. Sales of Medically Important Antibiotics for Use in Food-Producing Animals Dropping Since 2015
Sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobials approved for use in food-producing animals has been decreasing since 2015, but with only a slight reduction seen in 2020–2021, according to a recent report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA’s CVM).
The practice of using antibiotics to fight disease or promote growth in food-producing animals is a contributing factor to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that AMR will cost 10 million lives and $100 trillion dollars by 2050 if no proactive solutions are taken.