McDonald’s Investors Demanding Antibiotic Free Meat

McDonald’s Investors Demanding Antibiotic Free Meat photo McDonald’s Investors Demanding Antibiotic Free Meat

She manifested the nuns for the McDonald’s your total meeting up with on May 21, at which the woman previewed that this outcome was minified, although it nonetheless noted interest over McDonald’s white meat and… In fact a recent report looked at the use of antibiotics in the meat and poultry of the 25 largest fast food chains in the US.



“This double standard makes no sense to us; what’s good for the goose, ought to be good for the gander, or in this case, the whole farmyard”, comments Congregation of Benedictine Sister Susan Mika.

“On Thursday, members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) filed a formal resolution asking the McDonald’s board of directors to update the 2015 McDonald’s Global Vision for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Food Animals and prohibit the use of antibiotics in chicken, beef and pork for purposes other than treating an illness or controlling the outbreak of disease”.

Back in March, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) announced that it plans to reduce the amount of antibiotics used in its chicken.

Sr. Mika filed a similar request last December, but withdrew it after four months when McDonald’s promised to place antibiotic restrictions for chickens.

Of the 25 companies included in the report only 5 received “passing grades” – these were McDonald’s, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chick-fil-A, and Dunkin’ Donuts. Now, however, it’s back on the table and ICCR says there will be more to come from shareholders.

According to Reuters, an estimated 70 percent of antibiotics deemed important to human health are sold for use in meat and dairy production. The CDC estimates at least 2 million Americans contract antibiotic-resistant infections every year, CNN Money notes.

Meanwhile, a separate study from December 2014 found that, if no major adjustments are made, resistant bacteria could take the lives of 10 million people around the world every year.

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