Calif. Bill Proposes Antibiotic Restrictions

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State Sen. Dean Florez (D-Shafter) has introduced a bill that will dictate antibiotic use in animal agriculture in California. Senate Bill 416 would prohibit a school or school district from serving poultry and meat products treated with antibiotics. Additionally, the bill seeks to prohibit the use of antibiotics for nontherapeutic and prophylactic use in animals raised for human food production.