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New Ad: The The Facts Are Clear (PDF)
September 7, 2011
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Press Release: Pew Applauds FDA Measure to Preserve Effectiveness of Critical Antibiotics - The Pew Charitable Trusts - January 4, 2012

Statement: Chicago Public Schools Largest District to Serve Chicken Raised without Antibiotics - The Pew Charitable Trusts - November 1, 2011

Press Release: Pew Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill in Senate to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics - The Pew Charitable Trusts - June 16, 2011

Press Release: Moms Across America Uniting to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics - The Pew Charitable Trusts - May 3, 2011

Press Release: Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - The Pew Charitable Trusts - March 9, 2011

Event: Antibiotics Overuse: Why Healthcare Should Care about Agriculture Use - American Medical Association, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente and Health Care Without Harm - October 7, 2010

Briefing: Pew and Health Care Without Harm Hold Audio News Conference Calling for an End to the Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals - The Pew Charitable Trusts - July 13, 2010

Statement: Pew Calls FDA Announcement a Small, Overdue Step Towards Ending the Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production - The Pew Charitable Trusts - June 29, 2010

Press Release: Pew Statement on Congressional Hearing Regarding Antibiotic Resistance and the Threat to Public Health - The Pew Charitable Trusts - April 28, 2010

Capitol Hill Briefing: Alternatives to Routine Antibiotic Use in Food Animals - The Pew Charitable Trusts, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Louise Slaughter - March 2, 2010

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 Charitable Trusts - July 16, 2008

Articles and Opinion

Editorial: Fatter cows, sicker people - The Los Angeles Times - January 13, 2012

Editorial: F.D.A. Creeps Forward - The New York Times - January 10, 2012

Article: FDA changing course on antibiotics in livestock - The Los Angeles Times - January 9, 2012

Editorial: Danger: Contaminated Meat - The Charleston Gazette - January 7, 2012

Editorial: The F.D.A.'s Token Gesture - The New York Times - January 6, 2012

Article: Natural law - The Salt Lake Tribune - January 6, 2012

Article: FDA takes step in right direction - The Chattanooga Free Press - January 6, 2012

Editorial: Antibiotics and agriculture - The Register-Guard - January 6, 2012

Article: FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock - The Associated Press - January 4, 2012

Editorial: FDA curbs use of certain antibiotics in animals - The Chicago Tribune - January 4, 2012

Article: FDA: Some Livestock Antibiotics Will Be Limited - The Huffington Post - January 4, 2012

Article: Citing Drug Resistance, U.S. Restricts More Antibiotics for Livestock - The New York Times - January 4, 2012

Article: Amish-raised chicken on CPS lunch menu - The Chicago Tribune - November 1, 2011

Article: Rising antibiotics use on farms prompting renewed push for federal restrictions - The Hill -- Healthwatch - October 29, 2011

Article: Senate panel wants quick FDA action on drug-resistant diseases - The Hill -- Healthwatch - September 9, 2011

Article: Medical, consumer groups urge Congress to act on antibiotic resistance - The Hill -- Healthwatch - September 6, 2011

Article: Industry allies continue to reject facts about antibiotic use in animal agriculture - The New York Times - July 28, 2011

Article: The end of the era of antibiotics - The New York Times - July 24, 2011

Opinion-Editorial: A Better Sort of Pig - The New York Times - July 19, 2011

Article: USDA Report: Studies Show Farms Need to Use Fewer Antibiotics - Dow Jones Newswires - June 15, 2011

Opinion-Editorial: When Food Kills - The New York Times - June 11, 2011

Article: The High Cost of Cheap Meat - The New York Times - June 2, 2011

Article: House GOP pushes back against health measures affecting school lunches, tobacco - The Washington Post - June 2, 2011

Article: Antibiotic Resistance: One Mother's Fight - The Huffington Post - May 8, 2011

Article: New study adds to concerns about animal-to-human resistance to antibiotics - The Los Angeles Times - April 25, 2011

Article: The spread of superbugs - The Economist - March 31, 2011

Article: Potential for 'Super Bugs' in Meat, Dairy Products Alarms Regulators - Wallet Pop - January 26, 2011

Article: Makers of Livestock drugs in talks on restrictions - The Des Moines Register - January 25, 2011

Article: Feeding Animals Antibiotics: Not Helping U.S. Meat Export - The Huffington Post - January 21, 2011

Article: The Antibiotics Crisis - The Huffington Post- January 12, 2011

Article: Farmers Disagree on Antibiotic Use - KOMU-TV8, Missouri - December 30, 2010

Article: Livestock in U.S. gobble up the antibiotics - The Los Angeles Times - December 14, 2010

Article: Meat industry unhappy over limiting use of antibiotics - The Washington Post - October 31, 2010

Video: Dr. Oz: What's In the Nation's Chicken - Dr. Oz - October 6, 2010

Article: We Are What We Eat - The New York Times - September 10, 2010

Video: CBS Evening News Reports on Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production - CBS Evening News - July 16, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Antibiotics, meat a riskey mix - Chattanooga Times Free Press - July 12, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Our view on food safety: To protect humans, curb antibiotic use in animals - USA Today - July 12, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Resistant to urgent action - The Everett Herald - July 8, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Antibiotics and meat don't mix - The Los Angeles Times - July 6, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Antibiotics Idiocy - Bangor Daily News - June 6, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Antibiotics and Agriculture - The New York Times - June 29, 2010

Article: Legislators Ask USDA to Up Antibiotics Monitoring - Food Safety News- June 17, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Ban Antibiotics for Healthy Food Animcals - Chicago Sun-Times - April 28, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Cows on Drugs - The New York Times - April 18, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Pearls before swine: It's time to cut the use of antibiotics in farm animals - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - April 3, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: The Price of Eggs - Toledo Blade - March 30, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: Healthy livestock, sick people - The Los Angeles Times - March 13, 2010

Opinion-Editorial: The Spread of Superbugs - The Los Angeles Times - March 13, 2010

Video: Katie Couric Interviews Former FDA Commissioner and "Fast Food Nation" Author - CBS News - February 16, 2010

Video: CBS Evening News Reports on Antibioic Use in Food Animal Production - CBS News - February 11, 2010

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

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

Opinion-Editorial: Pew Featured on Nightline - ABC News - ABC News - April 28, 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 - August 19, 2009

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

Article: Pew Featured on Nightline - ABC News - ABC News - April 28, 2009

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

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

Article: Pew Featured on CBS Evening News - CBS News - April 27, 2009

Article: Our Sick Farms, Our Infected Food - Scientific America - 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

Opinon-Editorial: Pathogens in Our Pork - The New York Times - March 15, 2009

Opinon-Editorial: Our Pigs, Our Food, Our Health - The New York Times - March 11, 2009

Opinion-Editorial: You Can't Catch MRSA by Reading About It ... - The New York Times On the Ground Blog- March 11, 2009

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

Opinion-Editorial: End misuse of antibiotics - Washington Times - January 8, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Opinion-Editorial: Antibiotics in Our Livestock - The Los Angeles Times - May 1, 2008

Article: Report Targets Costs of Factory Farming - The Washington Post - April 30, 2008

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