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Tyson Foods Hopes to Rid US Chicken of Antibiotics by 2017 – ABC News

In Healthy Living on April 30, 2015 at 7:16 pm

One of the World’s Largest Chicken Factories Responds to Consumer Demands

 

Tyson Foods intends to stop using human antibiotics in its domestic chicken flocks by September 2017, the company said Tuesday, and will explore doing the same for its beef, pork and turkey operations.

The move comes as restaurants demand more natural, unaltered food and amid concerns that widespread antibiotic use can lead to drug-resistant germs. An animal welfare group said if antibiotics are to be taken away, other steps were needed to ensure birds remain healthy.

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