A group of experts, convened last year by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA), reviewed the impact of the European Union (EU) decision to stop using antimicrobials to promote growth in food animals. The group, which was cochaired by Herman Goossens of the University of Antwerp in Belgium and Christina Greko of the National Veterinary Institute in Uppsala, Sweden, consisted of 16 delegates from 10 EU countries, who met in May 2010.