EC: Depend on science, not ‘precautionary principle’

The ‘precautionary principle’ was used to ban antibiotic growth promoters in the 1990’s – surely we have better, scientific ways these days to assess and manage risk rather than speculation and hysteria from lobbyists? Avoparcin, which had been used as an antibiotic growth promoter for nearly 10 years by the feed industry, was banned because on the human medical side, they were using a related drug, vancomycin, another glycopeptide, for the treatment of MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphy