Ever wondered if your turkey was coming with a side of antibiotics? This week we will be discussing antibiotic usage in meat and the residues that can result. We will also delve into where your meat is coming from, and whether the label will even disclose the origin. Dive in with us as we enter the very murky waters of labeling requirements for the meat we eat. Happy Thanksgiving Y'all!

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Show Notes:

Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Residues in Food—A Public Health Threat: A Review:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9142037/

Antimicrobial use in food animals and human health: time to implement ‘One Health’ approach:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648983/

Antibiotic usage in livestock, 2020:

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/antibiotic-usage-in-livestock?tab=table

Global trends in antimicrobial use in food-producing animals: 2020 to 2030:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36963007/

Distinguishable epidemics of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in different hosts:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24030491/ Antibiotics in hives and their effects on honey bee physiology and behavioral development:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7710009/#:~:text=Summary%3A%20Antibiotic%20treatments%20in%20bee,likely%20through%20effects%20on%20microbiota.

The public health issue of antibiotic residues in food and feed: Causes, consequences, and potential solutions:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9047141/#:~:text=Therefore%2C%20various%20authors%20have%20reported,severe%20pathologies%2C%20such%20as%20cancers%20(

FSIS:

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/science-data/data-sets-visualizations/chemical-residues-and-contaminants#:~:text=FSIS%20collects%20and%20tests%20samples,%2C%20wholesome%2C%20and%20accurately%20labeled.

FDA

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/cvm-updates/fda-announces-transition-over-counter-medically-important-antimicrobials-animals-prescription-status#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Food%20and%20Drug,to%20be%20Available%20Over%2Dthe%2D

Timeline of FDA Action on Antimicrobial Resistance:

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/antimicrobial-resistance/timeline-fda-action-antimicrobial-resistance

VFD:

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/development-approval-process/veterinary-feed-directive-vfd

USDA: imported meat passed for entry in the US by country:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswimpe.pdf

China:

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/inspection/import-export/import-export-library/china#country-import-table

Livestock and Meat International Trade Data:

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-and-meat-international-trade-data/

Turkey production:

https://www.ers.usda.gov/newsroom/trending-topics/turkey-sector-background-statistics/

NRDC:

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/david-wallinga-md/fdas-antibiotic-stewardship-plan-failing#:~:text=Four%20years%20after%20the%20FDA,in%20meaningful%2C%20lasting%20antibiotic%20stewardship.

USDA Proposes New Requirements for the “Product of USA” Label Claim:

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/03/06/usda-proposes-new-requirements-product-usa-label-claim#:~:text=The%20proposed%20rule%20allows%20the,processed%20in%20the%20United%20States.

Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/13/2023-04815/voluntary-labeling-of-fsis-regulated-products-with-us-origin-claims#:~:text=FSIS%20is%20proposing%20that%20companies,of%20the%20proposed%20regulatory%20requirements.

COOL:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/cool

Organic poultry:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Poultry%20-%20Guidelines.pdf

Title 21 Ch. 1 Subchapter E Part 556:

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-E/part-556