New FDA Rules on Antibiotics Attempt to Squash ‘Superbugs’

T.S. Strickland

The death of a Nevada woman has focused renewed attention on the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria...The incident was reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, only a few days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a set of new rules aimed at fighting these so-called “superbugs” on their home-turf: the farm...