Antibiotics in Chicken Feed being removed?

April 8, 2002

I found this today. Wow. Going to research this more. Did anyone else

hear about this? ine

Use Of Antibiotics In Chicken Feed Is Slowly, Quietly Eliminated

February 17, 2002

Facing criticism that the use of antibiotics in chicken feed actually was

allowing disease-causing bacteria in humans to develop a resistance to these

same antibiotics, major poultry producers in the US slowly have begun

adjusting their chickens' diets.

While it long has been believed that antibiotics in chicken feed resulted in

healthier, larger chickens, Tyson Foods, Perdue Farms and Farms have

all begun taking most or all antibiotics out of their chicken feed.

Furthermore, the poultry producers are not using a specific antibiotic used

to treat sick birds because it is related to Cipro, which is used to treat

anthrax in humans. While fear of anthrax has not been high on radar screens

in recent years, fears of terrorist attacks on the food supply have made

manufacturers and retailers highly sensitive to anything that might impact

effective treatment of the disease.

Some corporate consumers, including Mc's, 's and Popeye's,

reportedly are refusing to buy chickens that have been fed or treated with

antibiotics.

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