US FDA warns Chewy, others over selling unapproved animal antibiotics
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday sent letters to nine companies including e-commerce retailer Chewy warning them against selling the products that it said contained antibiotics such as penicillin and amoxicillin. The products, which included brands like Aqua-Mox, Aqua-Zithro, Doxycycline and Fishbiotic, were being sold for so-called minor species like birds and fish. "Inappropriate use of medically important antimicrobials contributes to the development of antimicrobial resistance, which affects both human and animal health," Tracey Forfa, director of the FDA'...
Source: yahoo.com
