Tyson Foods to eliminate human antibiotics from U.S. chicken by 2017
Tyson Foods has announced it is striving to eliminate the use of human antibiotics from its U.S. broiler chicken flocks by the end of September 2017. IFT Daily News
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U.S. school districts to ban the purchase of chicken raised with antibiotics
According to the Los Angeles Times, members of the Urban School Food Alliance—a coalition that includes districts in New York City, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Chicago, Ill., Dallas, Texas; and … Continue Reading →
Congresswoman calls on FDA to protect antibiotics
U.S. Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) has once again called for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to protect antibiotics for human use. IFT Daily News
Perdue Foods removes antibiotics from chicken hatcheries
Perdue Foods announced that it has removed all antibiotics from its chicken hatcheries. IFT Daily News
U.S. court rules FDA doesn’t have to ban antibiotics
According to the Associated Press, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t have to consider banning the practice of feeding antibiotics to … Continue Reading →
California Senate passes bill to limit use of antibiotics in farm animals
According to Reuters, the California State Senate passed a bill on May 1 to restrict the use of antibiotics in farm animals for growth enhancement by requiring that the drugs … Continue Reading →
Giant Eagle Offers Free Antibiotics
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle is offering free antibiotics for a limited time. read more Supermarket News
FDA sued for withholding data on food animal antibiotics
According to Food Safety News, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to “withhold agency data regarding the sale of antibiotics for use in food animals” is unlawful, according … Continue Reading →
U.S. Senators request FDA collect more data on antibiotics in agriculture
A letter signed by 13 U.S. Senators has been sent to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg requesting the agency collect more data on antibiotics used in … Continue Reading →