From: Nicholas Harmon [nharmon@verilux.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 11:39 AM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: Start A National Antibiotic-Use Reporting System Now:

Dear Jane E. Henney, M.D.

The overuse of antibiotics in agriculture is contributing to
the emergence of untreatable diseases in people.  Reliable
data on antibiotic use in agriculture is needed for an
effective national strategy to reduce antibiotic use are
unavailable.

The FDA should move now to establish a system for collecting
basic data on agricultural antibiotic use in the United
States.  The information should be collected for both human
and agricultural use and should include the class,
indication, dosage, and treatment period.

With light,

Nicholas Harmon
President & CEO
Verilux, Inc. "The Healthy Lighting Company"
9 Viaduct Road
Research Park
Stamford, CT  USA 06907

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