01 Feb 2022 --- At the heels of the EU banning the use of routine antibiotic use in farming last week, UK campaigners under the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics (ASOA) are calling on their government to act on its promises to similarly raise the standard on farm antibiotic laws.“British farmers have voluntarily reduced their antibiotic use by 50% in recent years,” says Cóilín Nunan, ASOA scientific advisor. “But much larger cuts can still be achieved if the government introduces new laws ending preventative antibiotic group treatments and increasing minimum animal health and welfare standards.”
