Reading List for June 28 - July 2

FDA proposes limits on antibiotics use in animals
Check out the FDA's draft guidance. Read the New York Times article and op-ed.

Competition in American agriculture
The USDA & DOJ are focusing on competition in the dairy & poultry industries.
"Slaughterhouse rules: A fight looms over regulations for America’s meatpackers," from The Economist

Red Wine and Weight Control, from TIME
"Resveratrol, a plant compound in red wine, has been touted as the solution to everything from aging to obesity. Now, for the first time, it has shown potential as a weight-loss therapy in primates. In a French lab, taking resveratrol for a month helped six lemurs eat less, boost their metabolism and lose weight. (Previously, the effect had been studied only in rodents.) That doesn't mean gulping red wine will slim you down, but the findings support growing evidence of resveratrol's wide-ranging effects on the body."