environmental and sustainable agriculture organizations have
publicly opposed the subtherapeutic use of antimicrobial
agents in livestock, including the American College of
Preventive Medicine, the American Nurses Association, the
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, the American Public
Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the
Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the National Association of
County and City Health Officials, the American Academy of
Family Physicians, the American Geriatrics Society, the
Breast Cancer Fund, the Catholic Health Association of the
United States, the Infectious Diseases Society of America,
the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the National Alliance of
State and Territorial AIDS Directors, the Physicians for
Social Responsibility, the Center for Science in the Public
Interest, The Center for Food Safety, the National Campaign
for Sustainable Agriculture, American Rivers, the Chesapeake
Bay Foundation, Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, Clean
Water Action, the Environmental Defense Fund, the National
Environmental Trust, the Natural Resources Defense Council
and the Sierra Club.
(12) In July 2005, the Food and Drug Administration
withdrew its approval for the use of fluoroquinoline
antimicrobial agents for nontherapeutic administration to
poultry because of concerns over the development of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
(13) States have the right to enact laws more
restrictive than Federal laws concerning antimicrobial
agents.
(14) In 1978, a Federal court of appeals held that a
municipality could inspect meat delivery vehicles for
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