Tyson pledges to stop using human antibiotics to raise chickens in US
Producer says it will develop a plan for doing the same in its turkeys, cows and pigs
Washington
ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT superbugs are killing thousands of Americans a year. And the meat industry, the biggest breeding ground for these infections, is taking major steps to doing something about the growing public health issue.
On Tuesday, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods became the latest chicken producer with plans to eliminate the use of human antibiotics for raising chickens in its US operations. The company, which set a September 2017 timetable, says it will also develop a plan for doing the same in its turkeys, cows and pigs, as well as the chickens it produces abroad.
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