The article, Prudent antimicrobial use key to food safety, supply, in the Feb. 2, 2012, issue states, “Of course, many of the same antibiotics used for human health reasons are also vital to livestock health and production, and they are widely used in livestock to prevent and treat illness. That wide use may also mean […] Read more
Stories by Reynold Bergen
Don’t blame cattle
The July 7 Organic Matters column, “Is the small, mixed farm a model for safer food production,” falsely suggested that the recent, tragic European E. coli O104: H4 outbreak was associated with modern cattle production practices. E. coli O104: H4 has never been found in cattle, anywhere in the world. It is missing a key […] Read more
