AHI Open Letter to Scientific American

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February 2, 2017 Mariette DeChristina Editor in Chief Scientific American   Dear. Ms. DiChristina: I am writing to express our surprise and disappointment with your recent article “How Drug-Resistant Bacteria Travel from the Farm to Your Table” written by Melinda Wenner Moyer.  The issue of antibiotic resistance is a scientifically technical and nuanced issue with […]

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Animal Health Community Collectively Redefines Antibiotic Use on the Farm

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Medically Important Antibiotics No Longer Used for Growth Promotion WASHINGTON – January 3, 2017 – Today, the FDA announced the full implementation of new policies redefining how antibiotics are used to treat food-producing animals. Beginning January 1, antibiotics similar to those used in human medicine that are medically important will no longer be used to […]

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AHI Statement on FDA Summary Report on Antibiotic Sales

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December 22, 2016. Today’s antibiotic sales report, as FDA states, has severe limitations in aiding the understanding of the use of antibiotics in food animals.  That’s why we continue to support the USDA Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan to collect useful data to provide information to help farmers and veterinarians to become even better users of […]

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AHI Statement on Citizens Petition on Antibiotics

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This petition mischaracterizes the FDA policy, the way antibiotics are used currently and how they will be used after implementation by January 1, 2017.  We urge FDA to reject the petition and continue to focus on the collaborative efforts to implement the new judicious use policy. AHI and its member companies, along with the producer, […]

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New Research Examining Link Between Antibiotic Use in Farm Animals and Antibiotic Resistance in Humans Leads to More Questions

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New article in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition highlights results from a systematic review of campylobacteriosis studies Washington, DC [August 10, 2016] – As controversy continues concerning the use of antibiotics in food animals and the relationship to drug-resistant infections in humans, a team of interdisciplinary scientists at the Medical University of South […]

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Statement by the Animal Health Institute on American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report

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The technical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics fails to recognize significant changes being made in the way antibiotics are used in food animals.  It’s important for the public and the human health community to know the Food and Drug Administration has proposed and won universal cooperation on a policy to eliminate the […]

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Animal Health Institute Statement on White House Forum for Antibiotic Stewardship

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Washington, DC – Animal health companies are pleased to have the opportunity to participate in today’s White House Forum for Antibiotic Stewardship bringing together some 150 representatives from both human and animal health. Healthy animals mean healthy people, which is why the Animal Health Institute (AHI) supports a collaborative, broad-based approach to keeping animals and […]

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AHI Statement on FDA Proposed Rule on Antibiotic Sales Data

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Washington, D.C. – Animal health companies have been complying with the provisions of ADUFA Section 105 since 2008 by providing annual antibiotic sales data for food producing animals to the Food and Drug Administration. Today’s proposed regulation expands on those requirements. The Animal Health Institute has always supported the collection and use of data that […]

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AHI Statement on Tyson Foods Antibiotic Policy

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Washington, D.C. – Animal health companies are committed to implementation of the FDA judicious use policy requiring the elimination of growth promotion uses of medically important antibiotics and requiring veterinary supervision for all remaining uses.    As a result, these antibiotics will be used only to fight disease under the supervision of a veterinarian.  Along with […]

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Animal Health Institute Statement on NARMS Retail Meat Results

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Washington, D.C. – Today’s National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System’s 2012 Retail Meat report is significant and welcome. It shows that antibiotics can and are being used to effectively keep food animals healthy while minimizing the potential for transfer of resistant bacteria from animals to people. Antibiotic resistant is a major health concern, and the Centers […]

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