Groups Press Presidential Advisors To Nudge FDA On Animal Antibiotic Policy

A slew of consumer groups hoping to curb animal antibiotic use is pressing the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to make policy recommendations beyond FDA's current voluntary policies, according to a letter the groups sent last week. But the animal drug industry has asked the advisors to allow FDA's industry-backed process to proceed. PCAST is set to meet Friday (July 11) to discuss a forthcoming antibiotic resistance report that will broadly weigh policy questions on the topic,...