The latest application of feed grade antibiotics in Europe (8.24)

OA show ('918 '); since June 1999, the EU has banned the use of sub therapeutic levels of norrimycin, tylosin phosphate and zinc bacitracin as growth promoters in animal feed In October 1999, the European Union banned the application of three kinds of anticoccidial drugs, namely, chlorofluorobenzyladenine, dinitrotoluenamide and ipratrodazole, in feed In addition to several widely used anticoccidial agents, the permitted feeds and antibiotics are: monensin (monensin sodium), salinomycin (salinomycin sodium), babomicin and pycnomycin The European Commission believes that the importance of these four antibiotics in human medicine is not significant, so the problem of drug resistance of human pathogens is not considered Pfizer, which makes norrimycin, has taken legal action against EU and Danish bans, and other drug manufacturers are considering similar actions Countries outside the European Union have also been affected by the ban, Canada has complained that the ban issued by the European Commission has no scientific basis, and EU trading partners have begun to worry that restrictions on feed antibiotics in world trade also apply to their products In any case, feed producers in the EU cannot expect these bans to be lifted quickly, at least by the end of 2000 They are expanding the use of a range of non drug growth promoters These additives include organic acids, enzyme preparations, directly fed microbial preparations and plant extracts from "plants" Functional foods and homeopathy for human use also start from animal feed M2e (author:)