Brussels, 29/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - An EU-wide ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed enters into effect on January 1, 2006. The ban is the final step in the phasing out of antibiotics used for non-medicinal purposes. It is part of the Commission's overall strategy to tackle the emergence of bacteria and other microbes resistant to antibiotics, due to their overexploitation or misuse. Antibiotics will now only be allowed to be added to animal feed for veterinary...