In June 2006, IFT released its fourth and latest Expert Report, Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications for the Food System. Coverage of the report and topics addressed within it appeared shortly thereafter in dozens of news outlets nationwide, including the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald and many outlets in the Chicago market. Subsequently, the World-Herald and the Chicago Sun-Times published nearly identical letters-to-the-editor opposing the report. The following editorial by IFT’s Office of Scienc…