Source: Data downloaded from Our World in Data on November 11, 2021: https://ourworldindata.org/antibiotic-resistance-from-livestock. The most recent data available for each country is presented in the chart: 2016 for the UK; 2015 for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Span, Sweden, Switzerland; 2010 for all other countries where data is shown.
Key takeaways
- There is a large variation in the amount of antibiotics used in meat production around the world.
- Of Club Vita’s operating territories, the UK is leading the pack with 45mg/kg following regulatory efforts over recent years. In comparison, the US is currently using 85mg/kg and Canada 112mg/kg.
- As consumers we can put pressure on food producers by reading the labels and adjusting our purchasing choices accordingly.
The key questions are:
- How will the levels of antibiotics used in meat production change in the future?
- Will future changes be able to reduce the growth of AMR?
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