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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Phibro sets record straight on antibiotic use in ethanol industry

Ethanol Producer Magazine August 2009
By Hope Deutscher
Report posted Aug. 7, 2009, at 2:48 p.m. CST

For years antimicrobials have been used by the ethanol industry to control bacteria breakouts during the process and, according to Tom Slunecka, vice president of marketing for PhibroChem Ethanol Performance Group, antimicrobials – both antibiotics and chemicals – are used by many facilities and are vital for good strong economic production of ethanol.

Recently, the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy released a report that called for the ethanol industry to stop using necessary antibiotics in the production process. (Read “Report: Ethanol industry moving away from antibiotic use.”)

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