Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Restrict Colistin to human use only.

Colistin is the 'last ditch' antibiotic of use by Doctors when other drugs fail.

Bacteria resistant to Colistin have been found on three farms.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116796

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