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Antibiotics

03/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

U.S. livestock raised for food found to have HUGE levels of antibiotics – five times more than what is allowed in the U.K.

British consumers got quite the shock when they discovered that antibiotic levels in the meat products they’re planning to buy from the U.S. have gone through the barn roof. American farm animals are dosed with several times the antibiotics given to locally-raised livestock, reported The Guardian. According to newly-acquired research data from the Alliance to Save […]

10/09/2017 / By Russel Davis

More superbugs on the way: Antibiotic use in animals for human consumption expected to double

A recent study published in Science revealed that antimicrobial use in animals raised for human consumption is projected to increase by 52 percent and reach 200,000 tonnes by 2030. Health experts have also cautioned that higher antimicrobial-use may signal the development of new strains of antibiotic-resistant infections, unless regulations are put in place to stem the practice. A team of […]

06/13/2017 / By Vicki Batts

TOTAL MYTH: No, McDonald’s did not stop using all antibiotics in their chicken

You’ve probably seen the headlines about McDonald’s forgoing the long-held practice of feeding their chickens a never-ending stream of antibiotics. In fact, the massive food corporation has even been praised for dumping antibiotics from their chicken. While even the smallest steps forward should always be appreciated, the fact of the matter is that McDonald’s new […]

04/26/2017 / By Tracey Watson

McDonald’s says providing antibiotic-free beef “too quickly” will cause meat shortages

McDonald’s is the single biggest purchaser of beef in the U.S. and is also a major pork buyer. This fact bestows a serious responsibility upon the company, since misuse of antibiotics in the agricultural sector has led to antibiotic resistance, placing mankind on the brink of what the United Nations calls a “post-antibiotic era.” Over 2 […]

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