Food for thought: How UK catering companies and consumers can drive change in the race to prevent antimicrobial resistance

Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron

In episode 6 of Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron, UKST’s Founder & Joint CEO Dr Ron Daniels is joined by Cóilín Nunan, who is the Policy and Science Manager of the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics, an alliance of 71 member organisations co-founded by Compassion in World Farming, the Soil Association and Sustain to campaign against the overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming.

Following the publication of Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics’ new report, a comprehensive assessment of the antibiotic policies of the UK’s leading catering companies, the duo discuss how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could cause up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if we don’t act now.

The pair cover:

• Antibiotic use in the farming industry – how the UK is falling behind the EU
• Evidence showing that antibiotic consumption impacts human bugs, causing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – and the scale of this threat
• Catering companies – who uses their services in the UK and why it matters if antibiotics are used in supply chains
• What retailers and governments are and aren’t doing to ensure food chains are antibiotic free
• How the press and celebrity ambassadors can help shine a spotlight on AMR
• What the individual shopper can do to protect themselves against AMR – especially if they are from a lower income household looking to sustain good nutrition

Read the catering report in full: https://www.saveourantibiotics.org/our-campaign/catering-companies-and-antibiotics/

Find out more about the UKST’s stance on antimicrobial use: https://sepsistrust.org/

Find out more about the work of the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics at www.saveourantibiotics.org