EU to prohibit antibiotics as growth promoters

Xinhua News Agency;  December 16, 2002 ;     302 words ...EU to prohibit antibiotics as growth promoters BRUSSELS, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural...Monday to prohibit antibiotics as growth promoters. The new EU regulation will strengthen...'s drive to phase out antibiotics as growth promoters in particular. "Strengthening rules...

EU prohibits antibiotics as growth promoters

Xinhua News Agency;  July 22, 2003 ;     175 words ...EU prohibits antibiotics as growth promoters BRUSSELS, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The...Parliament have prohibited antibiotics as growth promoters in the EU area. European Commissioner...'s drive to phase out antibiotics as growth promoters. Strengthening rules on the safety...

Antibiotic Growth Promoters on Their Way Out.

PR Newswire Europe;  January 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ......European Union's (EU) ban on antibiotic growth promoters. Stakeholders across the supply chain...antibiotics currently being used as growth promoters - flavophospholipol, monensin sodium...be less affected since antibiotic growth promoters are usually less effective in such...

Ban on antibiotics in animal feed a step closer. (Additives).(European...

Chemistry and Industry;  December 2, 2002 ;     236 words ......regulation will broaden this to four more antibiotic growth promoters that are not currently used in humans. These...was given to sick animals, with 786t given as growth promoters. In 1997 around 1600t were given as growth promoters.

AVMA Releases Latest Stats on Pet Ownership and Practices.

PR Newswire;  December 11, 2007 ;     387 words ......American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) there are 43 million dog owning households...Dr. Gregory S. Hammer, president of the AVMA. The Sourcebook is the most complete source...senior manager of market research with the AVMA. The U.S. Pet Ownership and Demographic...

To ban or not to ban.... (artificial growth promoters)

Chemistry and Industry;  March 21, 1994 ;     700+ words ......proposals to outlaw all artificial growth promoters. The European Commission is planning...involved in the massive trade in illegal growth promoters in the European livestock industry...A decision to ban all artificial growth promoters in the European beef industry moved...

Will Brussels ease ban on growth promoters?

Grocer;  May 6, 1995 ;     270 words ......food trade. EC officials are reviewing the 1989 ban on the growth promoters testosterone, progesterone and oestrogen to avoid a possible...this week, but were unable to give their position should growth promoters be given the go-ahead. All said they would label beef produced...

Ireland jails farmers using illegal growth promoters 42hy hy

The Independent - London;  January 2, 1997 ;     447 words ...Irish farmers who go for a quick buck by feeding illegal growth promoters to cattle are being jailed under a drive by the government...while another likened a vet who admitted keeping illegal growth promoters to a drug dealer. More cases are under investigation by...

GROWTH PROMOTERS: MEPS BACK ANTI-HORMONE STRATEGY, BUT FARMERS SPLIT

Europe Environment;  January 23, 1996 ;     700+ words ......unshakeable opposition to the use of growth promoters in cattle-rearing during their plenary...from the ban on its beef. No need for growth promoters. Reactions from all parts of the European...MEPs the Scientific Conference on Growth Promoters held in Brussels in November/December...

AVMA Condemns Abuse of Cattle Shown in New Video.

PR Newswire;  June 25, 2008 ;     433 words ......auction, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today strongly condemned the cruelty and issued a call...In a statement released on its Web site (http://www.avma.org/), the AVMA labeled the abuse, which was shown in a video released...

UK use of growth promoters falling.(UK)(Brief Article)

Agra Europe;  April 1, 2005 ;     102 words ...There has been a significant reduction in UK sales of antibiotic growth promoters for livestock in recent years, according to revised figures issued by the department for the environment, food and rural affairs...

AVMA presidency belongs to Jack Walther

DVM;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)." After all, the 64-year-old Nevada veterinarian...short stint in the Army. But as the current AVMA vice president moves into what should be...Walther's pace shows no sign of slowing. In the AVMA's first contested presidential race in...

Membership 'satisfied' with services, AVMA reports

DVM;  August 1, 2002 ;     465 words ......to 4,000 veterinarians voice opinions concerning AVMA while ranking their priorities NASHVILLE-Staying...veterinarians, an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) survey reveals. In May 2001, AVMA officials embarked on a two-part random survey...

Danes set an example.(pig industry decreases use of growth...

Grocer;  August 23, 2003 ;     94 words ......to animal producers by the World Health Organisation. The WHO is recommending producers phase out the use of antibiotic growth promoters in animal feeds after studying the systems used by the Danes. The WHO said since Denmark introduced a voluntary ban, AGP...

Drug firms pay price for ban on growth promoters

The Scotsman;  December 15, 1998 ;     226 words ...FOUR antibiotics widely used in animal feed as growth promoters were banned throughout Europe yesterday. The move follows fears that their continued use could reduce bacterial resistance in humans...