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'Self-sabotaging cycle': Global meat industry poised to spark another pandemic, warns FAIRR

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock 03 June 2020 •
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Investors warn that the animal protein industry must urgently reduce routine antibiotic use to stop antibiotic-resistant superbugs from causing a future pandemic.

The global meat industry is at "high risk" of spawning a future pandemic that could ultimately contribute to its own ruin, a report by international investor group Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return...

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