Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials
In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs and Michael Adno Tags: Citrus Fruits Agriculture and Farming Antibiotics Bacteria Drug Resistance (Microbial) Oranges Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Protection Agency Florida your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
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