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Ibid.

176 the FDA formed a new task force

Stephanie Yao, ”New FDA Task Force Will Support Innovation in Antibacterial Drug Development,” Food and Drug Administration press release, September 24, 2012.

177 in spite of these basic medical facts, many governments

Worldwatch Inst.i.tute, ”Global Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Rise,” 2011, /global-meat-production-and-consumption-continue-rise-1; Philip K. Thornton, ”Livestock Production: Recent Trends, Future Prospects,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, September 27, 2010.

178 including, shockingly, the United States government

”Meat on Drugs,” Consumer Reports.

179 but the impact on profits is very clear and sizable

Matthew Perrone, ”Does Giving Antibiotics to Animals Hurt Humans?,” a.s.sociated Press, April 20, 2012.

180 superbugs that are immune to the impact of antibiotics

Ibid.

181 the antibiotics are given in subtherapeutic doses

”Our Big Pig Problem,” Scientific American, February 8, 2012.