NPR
is highlighting FDA tests conducted earlier this month that show some dairy
farmers have been feeding cows unapproved antibiotics.
is highlighting FDA tests conducted earlier this month that show some dairy
farmers have been feeding cows unapproved antibiotics.
“Milk shipments are tested for six of the most widely used
antibiotics, and any truckload that tests positive is rejected. So when cows
are treated, farmers discard their milk for several days until the residues
disappear, states the article.
antibiotics, and any truckload that tests positive is rejected. So when cows
are treated, farmers discard their milk for several days until the residues
disappear, states the article.
However, there are many more antibiotics that are not
detected, and the FDA recently “looked for 31 different drugs in samples of
milk from almost 2,000 dairy farms.
detected, and the FDA recently “looked for 31 different drugs in samples of
milk from almost 2,000 dairy farms.
The FDA reports that some farmers are using drugs that don’t
show up on the standard tests, and that “[n]one of the drugs that the FDA
detected are approved for use in lactating dairy cows.
show up on the standard tests, and that “[n]one of the drugs that the FDA
detected are approved for use in lactating dairy cows.
While only 1 percent of the samples tested were found to contain
these residues, their presence at all raises larger concerns regarding the lack
of oversight in dairy production and the inherent risks of consuming animals
who live in such filthy, disease-ridden environments that they need to be
pumped full of antibiotics to survive.
these residues, their presence at all raises larger concerns regarding the lack
of oversight in dairy production and the inherent risks of consuming animals
who live in such filthy, disease-ridden environments that they need to be
pumped full of antibiotics to survive.
Concerned
consumers can avoid tainted meat and milk while also helping prevent animal cruelty
by ditching animal products in favor of healthy and humane plant-based
alternatives.
consumers can avoid tainted meat and milk while also helping prevent animal cruelty
by ditching animal products in favor of healthy and humane plant-based
alternatives.
Visit ChooseVeg.com to learn more about adopting
a compassionate vegetarian diet.
