Official Report Reveals that Salmon Aquaculture in Chile Uses 600 Times More Antibiotics Than Norway

For the first time the Chilean Government revealed that the national salmon industry has been using roughly 385 tons of antibiotics, 600 times more than Norway, the main producer of farmed salmon in the world. The information was disclosed in response to a request for access to public information that the international marine conservation organization, Oceana, made to the Minister of Economy, Hugo Lavados. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 30, 2009 - 4:07 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 30, 2009

Antibiotic abuse in the food system, and also abuse of the ecosystem, risks the health of people around the world who eat Chilean fish farm fish. The government does not monitor such things, so this independent investigation is worthy.

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