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<p>The UK Government has been working with farming stakeholders domestically and internationally
for many years to reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics in food producing animals,
including reducing the use of highest priority critically important antibiotics such
as Colistin. To date our national sales of veterinary antibiotics have reduced by
55% since 2014, and in 2021 we recorded the lowest antibiotic use yet<strong>.</strong>
Colistin is now one of the least used antibiotics in animals in the UK. The latest
UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales Surveillance Report showed there was
zero Colistin sold in 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to working
with global partners to improve standards on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibiotic
stewardship for example through participation in the Codex Alimentarius AMR Task Force
revision of the “Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain Foodborne Antimicrobial
Resistance”, by advocating for best practice in multilateral forums and by promoting
global ‘one health’ action on AMR through our commitments under the UK National Action
Plan for AMR 2019-24.</p>
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