U.S. Undermines International Effort to Reduce Death and Sickness from Antimicrobial Resistance
Read more about how the U.S. government instead of pushing for strong international targets to reduce the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture has worked to weaken them.
FACT Joins Lawsuit Against the FDA
For failure to respond to petitions to ban the growth promoter Ractopamine.
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine’s Eroding Focus on Protecting Consumers
The CVM is ignoring its mission to make sure that animal drugs are safe to meet the demands of drug makers and the giant meat industry.
Tell the FDA to Protect People and Animals From Antibiotic Resistance
The FDA must set a limit for how long antibiotics can be used in animals and stop administering them to healthy animals.
Why CDC's One Health Framework Falls Short When It Comes to Protecting People and Animals
Join FACT in calling on the CDC address zoonotic diseases to make sure that people and animals are actually protected.
The FDA Needs to Collect Critical Data on Antibiotic Use on Farms
It is impossible to know if efforts to reduce the overuse of antibiotics are effective or creating meaningful change over time, if there is no actual data on how antibiotics are being used.
As the FDA Winds up its Five-Year Stewardship Plan, New Data Indicates the Potential for Large Increases in Antibiotic Use
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin, antibiotic use in U.S. animal agriculture may continue to climb upward.
Poisonous Pork: Carbadox Residue Violations in USDA Testing
the USDA is consistently finding carbadox residue violations even with a method that the FDA has said isn’t sensitive enough to detect all of the carcinogenic residues present.
FDA Still Sluggish On The Superbug Crisis
A major cause of the spread of superbugs is the overuse of antibiotics, but the FDA, which is tasked with making sure that drugs are safe, has consistently failed to address this overuse.
Strong Leadership From HHS is Needed to Preserve our Antibiotics and Protect Public Health
FACT and allies have sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, urging his immediate action in addressing the antibiotic resistance crisis.
The FDA Needs to Move Forward With Protecting Medically Important Antibiotics
Join FACT in telling the FDA that we need to preserve medically important antibiotics for human and animal health.
Major Discrepancies in the Reporting of Antibiotic and Resistance Data in Animals vs Humans are Impeding the U.S. in the Fight to Preserve our Antibiotics
The U.S. is making progress to reduce antibiotic use in human medicine, but progress is terribly slow in animals.
Time for the USDA to require meat companies to clean up the source of deadly Salmonella - the factory farms
Join FACT in helping to ensure that poultry products are safe to consume.
Why Is FDA Still OK with a Food-borne Carcinogen?
Find out how you can take action to urge the FDA to take this drug off the market immediately.