Following in the footsteps of California, Maryland has proposed, and passed, the "Keep Antibiotics Effective Act of 2017", which bans routine antibiotic use in animals. This is a vital legislative measure to ameliorate the shocking statistics on antibiotic use which was first brought to the limelight by a 2011 report from the FDA, which stated … Continue reading AMR in the USA: Maryland to Ban Routine Antibiotic Use in Animals