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Report finds antibiotics in food poses health risk for humans
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Oct 23, 2013
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Report finds antibiotics in food poses health risk for humans
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future discovered that as much as 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in this country are fed to food animals.
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future discovered that as much as 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in this country are fed to food animals.
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The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future discovered that as much as 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in this country are fed to food animals.

A new report finds some troubling data about the amount of antibiotics found in our food and warns of an increased public health risk as a result. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future discovered that as much as 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in this country are fed to food animals.

Bob Martin, director for food system policy at the Johns Hopkins Center joins the show with more.