Summary Description
- Formulates policy and legal recommendations and outlines best practice policy on antibiotic stewardship across global supply chains to guide the development of individual policies for corporations.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal healthAntimicrobial resistance
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- N/A
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Policy
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Proposal by civil society
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- N/A
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2018
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- FAIRR, Best Practice Policy on Antibiotic Stewardship (2018)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Prioritises the reduction of all antibiotics classified as "medically important antimicrobials."
- Recommends that antimicrobials should be used only for the purpose of treating diagnosed diseases.
- Recommends banning the use of antimicrobials for preventative and growth-promotion purposes.
- Recommends that the use of antimicrobials should be supervised by a veterinarian familiar with the premises and the animals.
- Recommends the mandatory reporting of the use of antibiotics by livestock producers to oversight agencies and the public.
- Suggests global targets and timelines to meet commitments for all relevant species in the companies' supply chains.