Leading Poultry Producer Cuts Nearly All Antibiotic Use
Perdue, one of the biggest producers of chicken in the United States, issued a press release on September 3 stating that it has removed all antibiotics from its chicken hatcheries. That’s great news. Merits a look into poultry-raising practices, since many people eat their products. In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report on antibiotic resistance in livestock, acknowledging the…