Comment The alarm bells have been ringing for awhile (Score 5, Informative) 59
My husband is involved in antibiotic resistance research in animals / livestock at UC Davis. For the past 2 years, he's been sounding the alarm bells on the massive overuse of antibiotics in livestock, which is primarily used to increase yield. The most powerful antibiotic available for livestock is now being commonly used. He says it's only a matter of time before that becomes completely ineffective, which is the last line of defense. After that, there may be mass disease spreading in livestock which could severely affect our food supply.