Chile's salmon industry launches programme to cut back on heavy antibiotic use
Santiago
CHILE'S salmon industry, the second-largest in the world, is trying to cut back its heavy use of antibiotics, which pollute the environment and could cause new super-bacteria to emerge.
Facing heavy competition from top producer Norway - whose salmon industry uses a fraction of the antibiotics Chile's does - Chilean salmon farmers, pharmaceutical groups and fish food suppliers have launched a programme to kick their controversial habit.
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