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UIN 109520

Factory Farming: Antimicrobials

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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13 December 2022

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17 January 2023 · Answer

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17 January 2023

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria polluting rivers from factory farms.

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  1. 13 December 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria polluting rivers from factory farms.

    Source: Commons

  2. 17 January 2023

    Answer

    Antimicrobial usage (AMU) is a key driver influencing the occurrence and emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The degree of intensification of farm production systems can have a bearing on AMU, but that is not necessarily the case. Intensive produ...

    Source: Written answer

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