date:Oct 30, 2018
those antimicrobials which are vital in human medicine.
It is expected that the new law will enter into force in early 2019.
This new EU law is a significant answer to a looming health crisis. As the World Health Organization itself noted, antimicrobial resistance is one of todays biggest global health threats, says BEUC Director-General, Monique Goyens.
EU consumer groups have long been advocating for an end to the routine preventive use of antibiotics in farm animals. Vital antibiotics sh