McDonald’s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to a new meat source other than chicken. Starting in 2020, McDonald’s will begin reporting progress against antibiotic reduction targets. The shift follows warnings about antibiotic resistance from health officials and a September 2016 United Nations General Assembly resolution that pledged coordinated action to address overuse. Brook said 43 percent of medically important antibiotics sold to the livestock industry go to the beef industry, compared to only six percent for chicken. “Even as a wave of reform took hold in the chicken industry, the US beef industry has flown under the radar on this issue for far too long,” Brook said.

Source: Egypt Independent December 12, 2018 13:07 UTC