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Why Mongolia Is Overdosing on Antibiotics

  • OZY
    Dec 17, 2018

People in Mongolia are the world’s most prolific users of antibiotics, with an average of 64.4 people per 1,000 on antibiotics on any given day. ARAC Director Laura Rogers explains how the belief that new #antibiotics could always be created to outmaneuver the bacteria, is changing.

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McDonald's is Making A Major Change to the Beef Used in Most of Its Burgers

  • Today Show
    Dec 13, 2018

The TODAY show explains how McDonald's new beef policy regarding antibiotic use will affect a lot of meat producers around the globe. It notes how we commend the company for its policy, which will help address antibiotic resistance, "one of the greatest threats to mankind today."

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There Are Lots Of Antibiotics In The Beef Supply. McDonald's Vows To Change This

  • NPR
    Dec 11, 2018

Antibiotic resistance poses a threat to global health and food security. And McDonald's — one of the globe's largest purchasers of beef — gets it: The more that antibiotics are given to livestock, the more quickly bacteria could adapt and become resistant to it. Ultimately, experts say this could render the drugs ineffective for people. ARAC Director Dr. Lance B. Price weighs in.

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ARAC Applauds McDonald's New Global Beef Policy


  • Dec 11, 2018

December 11, 2018 -- For more than a year, ARAC staff has been advising McDonald's on a new policy it was creating to limit the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain. As the largest fast food company in the world, McDonald's has the ability to change markets and tackle the pressing public health issue of antibiotic resistance.

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Drivers and Dynamics of Livestock-MRSA CC398 in Pigs and Humans in Denmark

  • mBio
    Nov 19, 2018

ARAC Director Dr. Lance Price was a co-author on a new study, Drivers and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Pigs and Humans in Denmark.

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About ARAC

The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center (ARAC) was created to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics by engaging in research, advocacy, and science-based policy. ARAC is comprised of epidemiologists, microbiologists, communications and policy experts focused on finding out-of-the box solutions to combat antibiotic resistance.

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