Brussels, 23/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following the vote in second reading at the European Parliament on 19 June, the EU Council of Ministers adopted without debate on Tuesday a Regulation banning from 1 January 2006 onwards the use of antibiotics as growth promoters (namely sodium monensine, sodium salinomycin, avilamycin and flavophospholipol) in animal feed. Coccidiostats and histomonostats can still be used, but will be gradually phased out by 2012. Austria voted against the regulation...