New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- In July, the CSE hosted a virtual meeting to discuss the use of antibiotics within the world's largest milk producer, Indian. Between 2018-19, the country produced a whopping 188 million tonnes.
However, a recent assessment conducted by the CSE has unearthed some "disturbing findings".
"We have found that antibiotics are extensively misused in the dairy sector; antibiotic residues remain largely untested in milk, an integral part of Indian diets, particularly of children," said CSE Director General Sunita Narain. "While we continue to struggle against COVID-19, we are staring at another pandemic like situation - that of antibiotic resistance fuelled by the way we are producing our food, which has become chemical-int...