The unregulated use of antibiotics or any additive is an affront to our common sense and a physical danger to consumers. Many of the insecticides and fungicides are neuro-toxins. I once walked my small dogs in a field that had been recently sprayed for bugs and weeds. My dogs started going into mild seizures within an hour. These sprays are put onto our crops and animals, and we are consuming them daily.
LETTER: Unregulated use of antibiotics in food is dangerous
Monday, July 27, 2009 | 5:08 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:58 a.m. CDT, Thursday, July 30, 2009
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