Citrus Farmers Facing Deadly Bacteria Turn to Antibiotics, Alarming Health Officials by ANDREW JACOBS and MICHAEL ADNO


In its decision to approve two drugs for orange and grapefruit trees, the E.P.A. largely ignored objections from the C.D.C. and the F.D.A., which fear that expanding their use in cash crops could fuel antibiotic resistance in humans.

Published: May 17, 2019 at 02:00AM

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