NO-ANTIBIOTICS
December 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
A MAJOR American catering firm announced it will switch to using only antibiotic-free chickens in its meals starting in June. Bon Appetit Management, which runs nearly 150 US university cafeterias, will purchase chicken raised without the routine use of non-therapeutic antibiotics and also work with ranchers to reduce the amount of drugs given to cows and pigs.
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A MAJOR American catering firm announced it will switch to using only antibiotic-free chickens in its meals starting in June. Bon Appetit Management, which runs nearly 150 US university cafeterias, will purchase chicken raised without the routine use of non-therapeutic antibiotics and also work with ranchers to reduce the amount of drugs given to cows and pigs.
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