Der übermäßige Einsatz von Antibiotika in der EU-Landwirtschaft gefährdet die globale Gesundheit
https://www.brusselstimes.com/2133424/overuse-of-antibiotics-in-eu-farming-threatens-global-health
Von Mountain_Love23
Der übermäßige Einsatz von Antibiotika in der EU-Landwirtschaft gefährdet die globale Gesundheit
https://www.brusselstimes.com/2133424/overuse-of-antibiotics-in-eu-farming-threatens-global-health
Von Mountain_Love23
8 Kommentare
title makes you think the situation is better in other parts of the world, while it actually looks like eu is the only one paying attention and trying to regulate that
Boy if this is how it seems in EU I can’t imagine the rest of the world where no antibiotic control is enforced
Ban the meat industry.
In Sweden antibiotics are havely restricted and only used for sick animals and that’s why I only buy Swedish meat, I don’t want antibiotics in my food..
Call me back when the Mercosur „partners“ took the financial hit by regulating it first, until then the press can do me a favor.
**SUMMARY**
## Summary: Antibiotic Overuse in EU Farming and Antimicrobial Resistance
Experts at a conference in Nicosia, Cyprus warned that excessive antibiotic use in European farming is driving a dangerous rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
**Key facts:**
– 62% of all EU antibiotics are used in farm animals, not humans
– AMR caused 1.14 million deaths globally in 2021; this is projected to rise to 1.91 million by 2050
– 33,000+ EU deaths are linked to AMR annually, with 1,300 in Belgium alone
– Annual social cost across the EU: €1.5 billion
**The core problem** is that antibiotics are routinely used for group treatments in intensive farming — to control diseases caused by overcrowded, stressful conditions — rather than treating individual sick animals. Cyprus is among the worst offenders, with 85% of antibiotics going to farm animals and 69% of pig E. coli being multiresistant.
**Progress and setbacks:** EU farm antibiotic sales dropped 51% between 2011 and 2022, but have since risen again. From September 2026, non-EU countries must prove compliance with EU antimicrobial rules to export food animals or products to the EU.
**The proposed solution** goes beyond simply reducing antibiotics — experts call for systemic change: better animal welfare, less intensive farming, and a shift from treatment to prevention.
Notably, the European Commission’s new Global Health Resilience Initiative omitted AMR as a specific priority, which critics at the conference considered a missed opportunity.
This is why I only buy Swedish meat.
Can confirm that its very regulated im Sweden, i work in a dairy farm.