Most UK supermarkets falling short in fight against antibiotics crisis

Overuse of antibiotics on farms is major cause of growing resistance in humans, as campaigners name Lidl as worst performerMost of the UK ’s biggest supermarket chains are falling short on measures to reduce theuse of antibiotics in the production of the meat and animal products they sell, campaigners have warned, with potentially harmful impacts on human health.Lidl performed worst of the nine supermarket chains examined by the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics, a pressure group made up of several NGOs.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Antibiotics Supermarkets Farm animals Environment Society Health Pharmaceuticals industry Business Retail industry Lidl Waitrose Tesco J Sainsbury John Lewis Drugs Science Meat Food & drink Life and style UK news Source Type: news