Chick-fil-A announces it will no longer serve chicken without antibiotics | Top Vip News

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By Fox Business

Chick-fil-A announced it would stop antibiotic-free chicken starting this spring, citing supply reasons, in an update shared Thursday.

“To maintain the supply of the high-quality chicken you expect from us, Chick-fil-A will move from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in spring 2024,” the report said. advertisement. .

A specific deadline for implementing the change has not yet been announced.

According to the Chick-fil-A website, NAE means that no antibiotics of any kind were used in raising the animal, while NAIHM “restricts the use of those antibiotics that are important to human medicine and commonly used to treat animals.” people, and allows the use of antibiotics for animals only if the animal and those around it become ill.”

Chick-fil-A had previously switched to antibiotic-free chicken in 2014, and finally met its goal of serving antibiotic-free chicken in all restaurant chains in 2019.

“As we looked to the future, the availability of high-quality chicken that met our rigid standards became a concern. “This change allows us to not only ensure that we can continue to serve high-quality chicken, but also chicken that still meets the expectations our customers expect us to deliver,” a Chick-fil-A spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement. .

According to Reuters, the announcement was also sent to users of the app.

Panera Bread also recently changed its antibiotic-free policy on its pork and turkey products, writing that the policy limited its options in the supply chain, according to documents obtained by Reuters.

Tyson Foods announced last summer that it would also reintroduce certain antibiotics into its chicken supply chain, having stopped using antibiotics in 2017.