EU bans the addition of auxin and antibiotics to feed

In January 2006, the European Union had completely banned the use of auxin and antibiotics as feed growth additives in feed.

Although the United States has not explicitly banned the use of antibiotics in the aquaculture industry, Margaret Hanberger of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently stated that the FDA is paying close attention to the use of antibiotics and bacterial resistance in agriculture. The connection between the increasingly popular. According to the draft guideline issued by the FDA in June, the “reasonable application of medically important antimicrobial agents in food animals” is widely considered to be a signal that the agency is prepared to restrict routine use.

The document states that the agency believes that the scientific evidence shows that the application of medically important antimicrobials in food animals "is not protecting public health and interests."

Most industry organizations have stated that the study of the relationship between the use of antibiotics in agriculture and the impact of bacterial resistance on human health is a scientific weakness.