How Restaurant Chains Score on Antibiotic Overuse in Beef
Most restaurant chains failed to adopt policies to stop the overuse of antibiotics by their beef suppliers, according to the 6th Chain Reaction Scorecard, which was published on July 14 by FACT and other major consumer, public health and environmental organizations.
One positive change was Wendy’s, which announced a new policy this spring to end all routine use of medically important antibiotics in the company’s beef supplies by the end of 2030. Read the report here:
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