Sunday, November 9, 2008

Tyson Foods Injects Chickens with Antibiotics Before They Hatch to Claim "Raised without Antibiotics"

"Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat processor and the second largest chicken producer in the United States, has admitted that it injects its chickens with antibiotics before they hatch, but labels them as raised without antibiotics anyway. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) told Tyson to stop using the antibiotic-free label. The company has sued over its right to keep using it."
(read more here.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Please be aware too that other companies also are doing the same with their produce. Great story. As consumers we can petition the FDA to do more monitoring

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