Responsible use of antibiotics
The company establishes requirements on the responsible use of antibiotics for its own-brand suppliers
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The responsibility of companies for the welfare of animals must also cover the field of antibiotics that are administered to them when they fall ill and help prevent the growth of resistance to these drugs, whose excessive use is causing the proliferation of bacteria and microbes .
More than 400,000 people die each year from foodborne illness, mostly from microbes or bacteria that, if they become resistant to antibiotics, cannot be treated.
In many farms today, drugs are used in animals that live crowded and stressed in small spaces in order to avoid infections and increase productivity.
The reduction in the use of antibiotics in the livestock and aquaculture industry involves improving the living conditions of these animals by reducing their stress and their relationship with humans.
More than 400,000 people die each year from foodborne illness, mostly from microbes or bacteria that, if they become resistant to antibiotics, cannot be treated.
In many farms today, drugs are used in animals that live crowded and stressed in small spaces in order to avoid infections and increase productivity.
The reduction in the use of antibiotics in the livestock and aquaculture industry involves improving the living conditions of these animals by reducing their stress and their relationship with humans.
Methodology
We will assign a ""YES"" to this question if :
- The company declares to establish responsible antibiotic use requirements for its own brand suppliers (at least for one animal species).
The following are some good practices in the sector in this respect:
- Adherence of livestock and aquaculture farms of feed suppliers to the commitments officially published in the National Antibiotic Resistance Plan.
- Establishment of preventive measures to reduce the use of antibiotics for the treatment of infectious diseases.
- Encourage antibiotic reduction programmes during the rearing of animals for human consumption.
- Plan for the elimination and reduction of antibiotics in own-brand products of animal origin.
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' websites:
- Animal Welfare Policy
- Responsible Purchasing Policy
- Annual Report
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Statement of Non-Financial Information (NFI)
- The company declares to establish responsible antibiotic use requirements for its own brand suppliers (at least for one animal species).
The following are some good practices in the sector in this respect:
- Adherence of livestock and aquaculture farms of feed suppliers to the commitments officially published in the National Antibiotic Resistance Plan.
- Establishment of preventive measures to reduce the use of antibiotics for the treatment of infectious diseases.
- Encourage antibiotic reduction programmes during the rearing of animals for human consumption.
- Plan for the elimination and reduction of antibiotics in own-brand products of animal origin.
This information can be found in any of the following reports published on the companies' websites:
- Animal Welfare Policy
- Responsible Purchasing Policy
- Annual Report
- Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- Sustainability Report
- Statement of Non-Financial Information (NFI)
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Community Assessed
Report Type
Annual Report
, Sustainability Report
, Code of Conduct
, Integrated Report
, Company Website