From: Pat Collier [pcollier@wolfenet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:34 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: Need National Antibiotic-Use Reporting System

Commissioner Jane Henney
Food and Drug Administration

Please establish a reporting system to determine the quantity of
antibiotics used in U.S. agriculture.

The overuse of antibiotics in agricultureis is contributing to the rise
in drug-resistant microorganisms, thus decreasing the effectiveness of
these drugs for treating infectious diseases in people.

There are few publicly available data on the quantity of antibiotics
used in the United States - data that are necessary for scientists to
explore the links between antibiotic use and the development of drug
resistance and for developing rational strategies to curb use.

Please collect and report data on the quantity of antibiotics used in
U.S. agriculture.
Please let me know your views on this issue and what action you intend
to take.

Thank you.

Pat Collier
POB 574
Vashon Island, WA 98070
206 463 3552
pcollier@scn.org


“In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions
on the next seven generations.”
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