'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
A federal court judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to take action on its own 35-year-old rule that would stop farmers from mixing popular antibiotics into animal feed, a practice which is widely believed to have led to a surge in dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria.
"Today we take a long overdue step toward ensuring that we preserve these lifesaving medicines for those who need them most _ people," said Avinash Kar, attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
