Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as a major global public health problem which has been aggravated by the irrational use of antimicrobial agents in human and animal health as well as the presence of these agents in the environment. AMR in animal pathogens makes disease treatments ineffective, increases the …
Drugs and Food Control Organization Tuesday issued an advisory for poultry farm dealers, asking them to stop use of antibiotics in their farms three days prior to supplying chicken to the market. The Kashmir Monitor last week reported that antibiotics in huge quantity were fed to the chicken in poultries …
Each year, Kashmir gets around one crore live chicken from Jammu, Haryana, and Punjab, where the birds are majorly raised on antibiotics. As per the information revealed by Dr Altaf Geelani, Assistant Manager Care of Poultry Organisation, around “25 per cent of four crore chicken” consumed in the Valley annually …
The advertisement by All-India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited refers to the results of a 2014 study of CSE on chicken. New Delhi: The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an “eye wash” and alleged that …
A green body has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an "eye wash" and alleged that the use of antibiotics in poultry sector is "rampant". NEW DELHI: A green body has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an …
Poultry industry misguiding nation on antibiotic misuse, says NGO New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), on Tuesday accused the domestic poultry industry of twisting facts from one of its earlier studies to show chicken produced in the country was safe for consumption. Terming it a “complete …
A green body today slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an "eye wash" and alleged that the use of antibiotics in poultry sector is "rampant". The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) slammed the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited for its …
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited for its advertisement which appeared today on the front page of a leading national daily, as “complete misrepresentation”. The advertisement refers to the results of a 2014 study conducted by CSE on chicken …
China has reported the first human case of the H7N4 strain of bird flu in a woman in an eastern coastal province, though she has since recovered. The winter is traditionally the high season for bird flu infections. In a statement late on Wednesday, the Hong Kong government’s Centre for …
The Hindu and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism unravel how the use of a last-hope antibiotic like colistin is leading to worldwide drug resistance On a farm in Ranga Reddy district near Hyderabad, a clutch of chicks has just been delivered. Some 5,000 birds peck at one another, loitering around …
Meerut: In a victory of sorts for a six-year-old student, who had approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against a poultry farm situated close to his school, the green panel on Monday trashed a stay petition filed by its owner and directed the administration in UP’s Shamli district to shut …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hi-Tech Layer Farms Ltd. Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 15/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Hi-Tech Layer Farms, Shaamli, Uttar Pradesh. The Court refused to change its order regarding closure of the poultry farm that a six year …
The tribunal was hearing a plea seeking execution of the NGT's October 31, 2017 order which had directed the UP pollution control board to take appropriate action against poultry farms which are operating without the consent of the Board. A six-year-old boy’s plea that swarms of flies and foul smell …
Srinagar: How safe is the chicken meat that we consume in Kashmir? There’s no knowing, for neither is there any study, nor any monitoring process in the Valley to check the use of antibiotics in the poultry industry, which can lead to antibiotic-resistance among humans, making even simple illnesses incurable. …
The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries (DADF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India, released “National Action Plans” focusing on various sub-sectors of India’s dynamic livestock industry. These documents provide in-depth insights on each sub-sector such as poultry and egg; feed and fodder; and …
If the antibiotics don't work on you falling ill, blame it on milk, eggs, chicken and other food stuff of animal origin. The Government has woken up only now to the menace of growing anti-antibiotic resistance in human beings because of all these products. The Food Safety and Standards Authority …
Prasad also called for strong guidelines for the fast food chains in India so that the burning issue of health hazards by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be tackled. Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Jagdish Prasad has called for small and big fast food chains in India to stop using …
Israeli researchers have found that droppings from turkeys, chickens and other poultry could be a viable alternative to coal as energy source. According to a study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University, poultry excreta can be turned into combustible biomass that can replace 10 per cent of coal used for electricity …
The antibiotics used in animals can enter the human body and make it resistant to the drugs. With the increase in the antibiotic injected poultry and meat consumed by people, the centre is concerned about the ill-effects of this practice. They have now proposed a regulation of these drugs injected …
To limit antibiotics in meat The Union Health Ministry, through the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has notified an amendment to the Food Safety & Standards (Contaminants, Toxins & Residues) Regulations, 2011. The notification, dated November 7, contains maximum permissible limits of various antibiotics in meat and …
Studies have shown that drug resistance cases are on the rise across the world Concerned about rising levels of antibiotics in meat and poultry products consumed by citizens, the Centre has proposed to regulate the quantity of 137 drugs that can be pumped into the animals' bodies. Indiscriminate use of …
