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A total of 30 European countries — 29 European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA) countries and Switzerland — submitted data on sales or prescriptions (two countries) of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) to the European Medicines Agency for 2015.

The goals regarding the decrease in the use of antibiotics have not only been attained but exceeded.

Se extenderá el ámbito de su colaboración con el fin de ampliar el enfoque “Una sola salud”, reconociendo la interconexión entre la salud humana, la sanidad animal y el medio ambiente.

The decrease was mainly driven by the use of antimicrobials for pigs, which was 4% less than the year before.

Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and the Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva, today agreed to ramp up collaboration between the two organisations in tackling the problems of waste in food supply chains and antimicrobial resistance.

The new regulations concern manufacturers, storehouses, traders, handlers, distributors, importers and exporters.

Country-by-country guide to levels of antimicrobial resistance in food, animals and humans

With the aim of identifying, assessing and controlling the hazards related to the use of veterinary drugs and biopharmaceuticals, and to protect the animal life and health, the ICA has established the National Pharmacovigilance System.

A website set up to promote responsible use of antibiotics on farms has been updated to provide farmers with a 'one-stop shop' on the subject.