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Press Releases

Capitol Hill Briefing: Industrial Animal Farms and Worker Health and Safety - The Pew Charitable Trusts, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva - December 17, 2009

Press Release: U.S. and European Experts Applaud Creation of New Transatlantic Task Force on Global Antibiotic Resistance Threat - The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Infectious Diseases Society of America, The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - November 6, 2009

Advertisement: It's Not Chicken Feed: Antibiotic resistance adds billions to health care costs - The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 29, 2009

Media Advisory: Pew and Academy of Natural Sciences to Host Forum on Health Impacts of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production -The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 21, 2009

Press Release: Pew Calls FDA Testimony on Use of Antibiotics on Industrial Farms a Key First Step, More is Needed -The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 13, 2009

Press Release: New Ad Campaign Asks D.C. Commuters "Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics?" - Pew Charitable Trusts - June 3, 2009

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Press Release: Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act - Pew Charitable Trusts - March 17, 2009

Media Teleconference: Chipotle CEO joins Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and leading antibiotic expert to discuss the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 -The Pew Charitable Trusts - March 17, 2009

New Ad: The Problem Beyond the Peanuts (PDF)
February 10, 2009
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Statement: Statement from The Pew Charitable Trusts on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reversal on antibiotics safeguards in animal farming - Pew Charitable Trusts - December 12, 2008

Statement: Statement from The Pew Charitable Trusts on South Korea’s ban on using certain antibiotics in animal feed - Pew Charitable Trusts - September 17, 2008

New Ads Take Misuse of Antibiotics Message to Capitol Hill - September 16, 2008

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Statement: Statement from Karen Steuer, Pew Environment Group, on Antibiotic Use Reporting Requirements - Pew Environment Group - July 16, 2008

Statement: Executive Director of Pew Commission Testifies on Resistance to Antibiotics and Banning Their Use In Food Animals - Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production - July 5, 2008

Articles and Opinion

Editorial: Drug Fiends -The News & Observer - January 3, 2010

Article: Pressure Rises to Stop Antibiotics in Agriculture - Business Week - December 28, 2009

Article: Antibiotic Resistance Explored on Hill - Food Safety News - December 18, 2009

Article: Antibiotics Can Not Compensate For Poor Treatment Of Animals, Says Expert - Talk Radio News Service - December 18, 2009

Article: Think-Tank Urges Congress To Pursue Industrial Farming Legislation - Talk Radio News Service - December 18, 2009

Editorial: An unusual prescription for health care - Los Angeles Times - November 3, 2009

Editorial: Farming needs to go back to the future - Asheville Citizen-Times - October 27, 2009

Article: Swine Flu in Swine: Flu Could Worsen; Industry at Risk - National Geographic - October 14, 2009

Editorial: What Can Danish Hogs Teach Us About Antibiotics? - The Huffington Post, Laura Rogers - October 13, 2009

Video: Autism Rates and Factory Farming - CBS News, Washington Unplugged - October 7, 2009

Article: Just Say No to Antibacterial Burgers - Washington Post - September 16, 2009

Article: America's Food Crisis and How to Fix It - Time - August 20, 2009

Letter to the Editor: The Media Often Ignore the Biggest Disease Threats - The Wall Street Journal, Robert Martin - August 19, 2009

Editorial: Antibiotics and meat - Chicago Tribune - August 15, 2009

Article: Administration Seeks to Restrict Antibiotics in Livestock - The New York Times - July 13, 2009

Article: FDA would limit antibiotic use on U.S. livestock - Reuters - July 13, 2009

Editorial: Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics? - The Huffington Post, Laura Rogers - June 25, 2009

Article: Farmacology - Johns Hopkins Magazine - June 10, 2009

Editorial: Piggish Capitalism Endangers Us All - San Francisco Chronicle - May 8, 2009

Video: Swine Flu Outbreak: The Facts - Nightline - ABC News - April 28, 2009

Article: Save Antibiotics to Save Human Lives - Public News Service - April 27, 2009

Video: Fears Deepen In Mexico - CBS Evening News - April 27, 2009

Article: U.S. Bracing For Swine Flu Pandemic - CBS News - April 27, 2009

Video: Industrial Hog Farms as Infection Breeding Grounds - CBS Evening News - April 27, 2009

Article: Our Sick Farms, Our Infected Food - Scientific American - March 24, 2009

Article: Legislation would curb antibiotic use at CAFOs - Muncie Star Press - March 18, 2009

Article: Legislation to Curb Misuse of Antibiotics Introduced in House - Hoosier Ag Today - March 17, 2009

Editorial: Pathogens in Our Pork - The New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof - March 15, 2009

Editorial: Our Pigs, Our Food, Our Health - The New York Times, Nicholas D. Kristof - March 11, 2009

Article: You Can’t Catch MRSA by Reading About It - On the Ground from The New York Times - March 11, 2009

Editorial: Antibiotic Misuse in Animals Hurts Human Health -Statesman Journal - February 28, 2009

Editorial: End misuse of antibiotics - Washington Times - January 7, 2009

Editorial: We need antibiotic ban in foods - Tacoma News Tribune - December 28, 2008

Editorial: Obama's 'Secretary of Food'? - The New York Times - December 10, 2008

Editorial: Antibiotic must be used sparingly in the nation's food supply - The Plain Dealer - November 30, 2008

Editorial: Eating Safely and Mercifully - The Hill's Congress Blog - November 18, 2008

Article: Experts: Possible Farm to Locker Room Link for Staph Infection - Public News Service - October 31, 2008

Editorial: The Worst Way of Farming - The New York Times - May 31, 2008

Opinion: Big Farms Can Be Bad For Your Health - Salt Lake Tribune - May 9, 2008

Editorial: Antibiotics in Our Livestock - Salt Lake Tribune - May 1, 2008

Article: Report Targets Costs Of Factory Farming - Salt Lake Tribune - April 30, 2008

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Laura Rogers
Project Director
Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Tel: (202) 552-2018
Email: lrogers@pewtrusts.org

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Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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Email: lparis@pewtrusts.org