EU legislation banned use of antibiotics for growth promotion on January 1, 2006.

In the United States, 6 of the 17 classes of antibiotics given to animals for growth promotion are also used to treat sick people.

But he also said: "I would very rapidly remove human antibiotics from growth promotion.

They are used for disease treatment, disease prevention and control, and growth promotion.

Other countries could also discontinue antibiotics for growth promotion, the report said.

The EU banned the use of antibiotics for growth promotion, based on the precautionary principle.

The strongest evidence comes from the history of the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in Europe.

The Commission has already announced the total phasing-out of anti-microbials used for growth promotion.

In March 2002, the Commission proposed the total ban of antibiotics used for growth promotion from 2006.

Moreover, it clearly distinguishes the three remaining uses from the use of oestradiol for growth promotion.