June 9, 2008

Chile to ban use of antibiotics in aquaculture
 
 

An international campaign aimed at banning the use of antibiotics in aquaculture was launched on Tuesday (June 3, 2008) in Chile.

The campaign also demands that all sanitary standards regarding antibiotics for Chilean salmon consumers are in line with that of the US or the EU. Free access to information on the volumes and types of antibiotics imported and used by the salmon industry is also one of the demands.

Chile proposes a sole state agency, which would regulate and monitor the use of antibiotics both in human use and animal health.

The campaign is aimed at controlling the use of antibiotics within the bacterial resistance study launched by the WHO.