From: Clara Milko [cmhocoka@mindspring.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 6:33 PM
To: EXECSEC
Subject: Antibiotic DATA

Jane E. Henney, M.D.
Commissioner
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville MD 20857-0001

Dear Dr. Henney:

For years we have been hearing that the animals supplying the meat to our 
tables have been over zealously given large doses of antibiotics  which is 
now showing its effect on us humans.  As you well know,  we are becoming 
increasingly resistant to more and more antibiotics.  It is true that the 
medical overuse of antibiotics has compounded the problem but antibiotic 
use in animal productions needs to be aggressively researched.

With the data described by the Union of Concerned Scientist,   I  urge The 
FDA  to 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.

Please get the program active  to collect and report data on the quantity 
of antibiotics used in U.S. agriculture.
Thank you for considering this concern.

Sincerely for the health of us all,

Clara L.  Milko, RN, MS
1229 Kilmory Drive
Cary,  NC  27511-5013


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