Webinar - One Year In: Maryland’s groundbreaking law on antibiotics use and reporting
Maryland’s groundbreaking law, the Keep Antibiotics Effective Act prohibits the use of medically important antibiotics on healthy livestock and poultry, an industrial farming practice that has contributed to the rise of antibiotic-resistance. The majority of medically important antibiotics sold for use in the United States go to food-producing animals -- not humans. Overusing antibiotics in meat production can breed drug-resistant bacteria that can travel off the farm and make people sick. The law also requires reporting about antibiotic use on farms to help ensure compliance with the law and track progress in reducing antibiotic use.
Come hear about Maryland's first annual report on antibiotics use on farms, and what it means for the state and country.
Speakers and Panelists:
Dr. Lance Price, the Founding Director of George Washington University’s Antibiotic Resistance Action Center
Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown, Perdue Farms, Senior Vice President of Live Production and Technology Innovation
Sara Burnett, Panera Bread, Vice President, Food Values, Sustainability and PR
State Senator Paul Pinsky, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee Chair and bill author
Emily Scarr, Maryland PIRG Director
More speakers announced soon!
Please register below for the Zoom link.