Summary Description
- Proposes to ban non-therapeutic uses of medically important antibiotics in food animal production.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Animal healthAnimal welfareAntimicrobial resistance
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- USA
- 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
- Legislative Proposal
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Bill proposal
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- N/A
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- N/A
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2017 - (PAMTA) - H.R. 1587 (U.S.A.)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the administration of medically important antimicrobials for preventative and growth-promotion purposes.
- Prohibits the administration of medically important antimicrobials to food-producing animals for disease control "unless there is a significant risk that a disease or infection present on the premises will be transmitted to the animal."
- Requires the FDA to withdraw approvals to use antibiotics to compensate for overcrowding and poor sanitation and to speed animal growth, unless drug companies can demonstrate that these uses do not threaten public health.
- Places the burden of evidence on pharmaceutical companies.