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Calls for UK to ban meat imports using antibiotics as growth promoters in line with EU

The Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics has called for a ban to shield British farmers from ‘unfair competition’

Alex Black
Deputy Editor
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Calls for UK to ban meat imports using antibiotics as growth promoters in line with EU

British and European Union farmers have been banned from using antibiotics as growth promoters since 2006. However, until now, countries exporting into the EU or the UK have been permitted to use them....

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