MEPs condemn overuse of antibiotics in pigs

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MEPs will condemn the use of EU taxpayers’ money to subsidise industrial pig farming over small family farms at an especially convened meeting in Brussels, and will question: 1. the use of antibiotics in industrial pig farming linked to the spread of antibiotic resistant diseases to humans, 2. cancer-causing dioxins found in pig feed raising concerns over European food standards. On 9 February, MEPs will hear evidence that European taxpayers’ money is being used by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, together with Common Agriculture Policy payments, to subsidise industrial pig farming even though there is increasing concern over the impact on human health. With a vote this summer over reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy, MEPs will come together to take a stance against the crisis in agriculture with critically low prices for pork, poor labelling, and widespread disregard for animal welfare laws. To read more click here.