Food Industry News

Chick-Fil-A Reverses No-Antibiotics Pledge, Citing Supply Shortages

Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its "no antibiotics ever" pledge, opting for a new policy of "no antibiotics important to human medicine" due to projected supply shortages, following in the footsteps of Tyson Foods, which reintroduced some antibiotics to its chicken production in 2022. This move reflects concerns about acquiring sufficient supplies of antibiotic-free chicken and the livestock industry's shift away from antibiotic-free production.