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USDA officials are reportedly developing an alternative set of guidelines on antibiotic use in animal agriculture, rather than abide by those developed at the World Health Organization. The WHO recommendations first came out last November, proposing to end the use of medically important antibiotics in healthy animals to promote growth and prevent disease...

The World Health Organization issued recommendations on the use of antibiotics in agriculture earlier this week.  And the USDA has responded.   Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Acting Chief Scientist with the USDA, said the WHO guidelines are not in alignment with U.S. policy and ...

The World Health Organization issued a strong statement this week against the use of all antibiotics in healthy food-producing animals.  The WHO said overuse and misuse of antibiotics in both animals and humans is contributing to the buildup of antibiotic resistance.  The org...

A new report by Reuters says the World Health Organization purposefully distorted its finding on glyphosate, resulting in the United Nations claiming the weed killer is a carcinogen.  Reuters examined documents from the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s assessment of glyphosate, a report that has prompted international disputes and lawsuits.  The examinati...

An exclusive report by Reuters reveals The World Health Organization's cancer agency advised academic experts not to disclose documents they were asked to release under U.S. freedom of information laws.  The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens amid a recent classification regarding glyphosate.  A letter...

The U.S. dairy industry wants President Obama to challenge a World Health Organization proposal that would discourage the consumption of dairy products by young children.   The National Milk Producers Federation, along with the International Dairy Foods Association and the U.S. D...