EU clampdown on use of veterinary antibiotic

A EU clampdown has been announced on use of one of the five most commonly used antibiotics in animals.

Farmers must cut use of the colistin antibiotic by two-thirds, and restrict its use to “last resort” only, said regulators at the European Medicine Agency (EMA).

In human medicine, colistin is a last resort medicine for people who have bacterial infections resistant to other antibiotics.