Fast-food chain urged to give up antibiotics globally[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 7 months ago

Fast-food chain urged to give up antibiotics globally[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain said on Monday that meat suppliers for its restaurants in China must strictly follow China's law and regulations on the use of antibiotics in beef cattle and poultry. ShareAction, a charity based in the United Kingdom, said last week that it had launched an online campaign asking people to email McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook telling him to stop the routine use of antibiotics in the company's global livestock supply chain. The fast-food chain released a statement in February 2014 saying it would cease using human-related antibiotics in chicken production for McDonald's USA by March 2017. Last year, McDonald's USA also announced new menu sourcing initiatives, which included chicken raised free of human-related antibiotics.

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McDonald's China to expedite its expansion
2 years ago

McDonald's China to expedite its expansion

China Daily  

Consumers try wireless mobile phone charging by riding spin bikes to generate electricity at the McDonald's zero carbon restaurant in the Shougang Park in Beijing. McDonald's China, the local franchise of the global quick service restaurant or QSR chain, said its business recovery in the first quarter of this year is encouraging it to accelerate its expansion in the country …

New Report Grades Chain Restaurants On Their Use Of Antibiotics In Meat
7 years, 5 months ago

New Report Grades Chain Restaurants On Their Use Of Antibiotics In Meat

Huff Post  

Consumers Union, the policy and action division of Consumer Reports, has put out its third report rating national chain restaurants on their use of antibiotics in meat. The overuse of antibiotics increases levels of drug-resistant bacteria, which according to the United Nations “will make providing high-quality universal healthcare coverage more difficult if not impossible.” The past couple of years has …

What’s in your fast food meat?
7 years, 5 months ago

What’s in your fast food meat?

CNN  

Story highlights A new report on antibiotics in fast food gave 14 US chains passing grades, while 11 failed Panera and Chipotle led the pack for a third year in a row CNN — Our favorite fast foods could come back to bite us, according to a report released Wednesday – and it’s not just the extra calories. “It is …

McDonald's to phase out critically important antibiotics in chickens to help fight superbugs
7 years, 7 months ago

McDonald's to phase out critically important antibiotics in chickens to help fight superbugs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy McDonald's on Wednesday said that …

Food administration inspects four McDonald's outlets in Shanghai
7 years, 7 months ago

Food administration inspects four McDonald's outlets in Shanghai

China Daily  

A customer holds a McDonald's ice cream in front of its Nanjing East Road store in Shanghai, July 27, 2017. Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration raided four McDonald's restaurants in the city on Thursday and didn't find food safety problems, the Information Office of Shanghai Municipal Government said late Thursday. The inspection came after a former employee of a …

Use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock to be reduced
7 years, 9 months ago

Use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock to be reduced

China Daily  

Irregularities in the use of antibiotics in poultry and livestock in China will be strictly monitored to reduce drug resistance, according to a national plan released by the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday. Antibiotics for both human and animal use, and antibiotics that can easily cause cross-drug resistance will be gradually banned in China, according to the plan on controlling …

Burger King owner vows to end use of antibiotics in chicken
7 years, 9 months ago

Burger King owner vows to end use of antibiotics in chicken

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The parent of Burger King …

Is Burger King’s antibiotic policy less than meets the eye?
8 years, 2 months ago

Is Burger King’s antibiotic policy less than meets the eye?

LA Times  

Restaurant Brands International has pledged to limit the use of antibiotics in the chicken it buys for its Burger King and Tim Hortons restaurants. “This is a small step that is much less meaningful for humankind than Burger King would have you believe,” said Dr. David Wallinga, the council’s senior health officer. “The fast-food industry is moving away from routine …

Burger King to cut use of antibiotics in its chicken as part of superbug fight
8 years, 2 months ago

Burger King to cut use of antibiotics in its chicken as part of superbug fight

The Independent  

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Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics
8 years, 3 months ago

Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics

NPR  

Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics Enlarge this image toggle caption Don Ryan/AP Don Ryan/AP It's a continuing paradox of the meat industry. According to the latest figures, released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, antibiotic sales for use on farm animals increased by 1 percent in 2015, compared to the previous year. …

Fast-food chain urged to give up antibiotics globally[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 7 months ago

Fast-food chain urged to give up antibiotics globally[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain said on Monday that meat suppliers for its restaurants in China must strictly follow China's law and regulations on the use of antibiotics in beef cattle and poultry. ShareAction, a charity based in the United Kingdom, said last week that it had launched an online campaign asking people to email McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook telling him …

Fast-food chain urged to give up antibiotics globally[2]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 7 months ago

Fast-food chain urged to give up antibiotics globally[2]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Routine use of antibiotics in animals can contribute to the rise of drug-resistant pathogens - or "superbugs" - that are responsible for killing at least 23,000 people a year in the US and represent a significant threat to global public health, according to a report by the BBC. Li Shuguang, a public health expert at Fudan University in Shanghai, said …

McDonald’s urged to stop serving meat and milk from animals treated with antibiotics
8 years, 7 months ago

McDonald’s urged to stop serving meat and milk from animals treated with antibiotics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new online campaign has …

McDonald's Now Serving Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics — Mostly
8 years, 7 months ago

McDonald's Now Serving Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics — Mostly

NPR  

McDonald's Now Serving Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics — Mostly Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Duncan/AP Mark Duncan/AP McDonald's is no longer serving chicken raised on antibiotics that are important to human medicine. Sponsor Message Chicken served at McDonald's won't necessarily be raised completely without antibiotics. While Brook applauds McDonald's for implementing its new policy, she calls on the company …

Subway Is Transitioning To Antibiotic-Free Meat
9 years, 5 months ago

Subway Is Transitioning To Antibiotic-Free Meat

Huff Post  

Bloomberg via Getty Images NEW YORK — Subway said Tuesday that it plans to switch to meat raised without antibiotics over the next several years. The sandwich chain had said this summer that it would start switching to chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine by next year. The announcement comes as multiple groups including Natural Resources Defense Council, …

Subway Joins The Fast-Food, Antibiotic-Free Meat Club
9 years, 5 months ago

Subway Joins The Fast-Food, Antibiotic-Free Meat Club

NPR  

Subway Joins The Fast-Food, Antibiotic-Free Meat Club Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images The parade of fast-food companies promising to sell meat from animals that never received antibiotics just got significantly longer. Subway, the ubiquitous sandwich chain, is following the lead of Chipotle, Panera, Chick-fil-A and McDonalds, with its promise Tuesday that its meat suppliers …

America's biggest poultry producer pledges to stop using human antibiotics
9 years, 10 months ago

America's biggest poultry producer pledges to stop using human antibiotics

Salon  

Tyson Foods, the nation's largest poultry supplier, is going antibiotic-free. Tyson's commitment, she writes in a blog post, means that a third of the nation's poultry producers are now on their way to eliminating the routine use of medically important antibiotics, if they haven't already. "We're confident our meat and poultry products are safe, but want to do our part …

McDonald’s to use chicken without human antibiotics
10 years ago

McDonald’s to use chicken without human antibiotics

Live Mint  

New York: McDonald’s says it plans to start using chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine and milk from cows that are not treated with the artificial growth hormone rbST. “Our customers want food that they feel great about eating — all the way from the farm to the restaurant — and these moves take a step toward better …

McDonald's takes on the superbugs: Company to stop buying chicken raised with human antibiotics
10 years ago

McDonald's takes on the superbugs: Company to stop buying chicken raised with human antibiotics

Salon  

McDonald's just did what the U.S. government won't. In a bombshell announcement Wednesday morning, the fast food giant said that it plans to stop buying chicken raised with antibiotics vital to human medicine, giving producers two years to move away from the dangerous practice. But taking a concrete step to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in that chicken goes …

McDonald's Says It Won't Be Serving Chicken Raised On Antibiotics
10 years ago

McDonald's Says It Won't Be Serving Chicken Raised On Antibiotics

NPR  

McDonald's Says It Won't Be Serving Chicken Raised On Antibiotics Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Duncan/AP Mark Duncan/AP Fast food giant McDonald's announced Wednesday it will begin sourcing chickens raised without antibiotics. As industry analyst Joe Kolano told The Salt in February 2014: "While antibiotic-free chicken is still a relatively small fraction of the market — accounting for about …

McDonald's says China, Japan sales hit after expired meat scandal
10 years, 7 months ago

McDonald's says China, Japan sales hit after expired meat scandal

Firstpost  

On July 21, Shanghai officials shut the Shanghai Husi Food Co. following a television report alleging the plant mixed out-of-date meat with fresh product. New York: McDonald’s said that a recent scandal over expired meat from a Chinese food supplier has had a “significant negative impact” on sales in China, Japan and some other markets. Last week, McDonald’s said it …

Food scandal hurt McDonald's results
10 years, 7 months ago

Food scandal hurt McDonald's results

China Daily  

A burger set is displayed at a McDonald's restaurant in Hong Kong in this photo illustration taken July 31, 2014. McDonald's Corp said its business has been hurt by latest food scare in China that forced restaurants in the region to temporarily pull meat items from menus. McDonald's warning on Monday came just days after rival Yum Brands Inc, which …

McDonald's fishing for supplier
10 years, 7 months ago

McDonald's fishing for supplier

China Daily  

McDonald's fishing for supplier Updated: 2014-07-29 07:13 By WANG ZHUOQIONG Workers count money at a counter displaying a regret notice for customers at a McDonald's restaurant in Beijing on Monday. ANDY WONG/ASSOCIATED PRESS Shares of possible replacement in Thailand get a boost on news Amid a serious meat shortage following the recent food safety scandal involving supplier Shanghai Husi, international …

McDonald's takes chicken nuggets off menu in Hong Kong amid China food scare
10 years, 8 months ago

McDonald's takes chicken nuggets off menu in Hong Kong amid China food scare

Firstpost  

McDonald’s said in a statement late on Thursday it had imported certain products from Shanghai Husi between July last year to June this year, although no food items from the Shanghai supplier remained in stock. McDonald’s Corphas suspended sales of chicken nuggets and other items in Hong Kong after it said it had imported products from Shanghai Husi Food, the …

Meat supplier in China scandal has global reach
10 years, 8 months ago

Meat supplier in China scandal has global reach

China Daily  

Meat supplier in China scandal has global reach Updated: 2014-07-24 06:55 NEW YORK - It isn't a household name, but the company at the center of a food scandal in China helps make some of the world's most popular foods, including the Big Macs and Quarter Pounders served at McDonald's locations. The scare has ensnared chains including McDonald's, KFC, Burger …

McDonald's, KFC in China face new food scandal
10 years, 8 months ago

McDonald's, KFC in China face new food scandal

The Hindu  

McDonald’s and KFC in China faced a new food safety scare on Monday after a Shanghai television station reported a supplier sold them expired beef and chicken. “Food safety is a top priority for McDonald’s,” the company said on its microblog account. The company said it pursues “strict compliance” with consumer safety laws and regulations and has “zero tolerance for …

Yum, McDonald's apologize in China food supplier safety scare
10 years, 8 months ago

Yum, McDonald's apologize in China food supplier safety scare

China Daily  

Employees work at a production line prior to a seizure conducted by officers from the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, at the Husi Food factory in Shanghai, July 20, 2014. US fast food chains McDonald's Corp and KFC-parent Yum Brands Inc apologised to Chinese consumers on Monday and said they will stop using a Shanghai meat supplier after Chinese regulators …

Americans Want Antibiotic-Free Chicken, And The Industry Is Listening
11 years, 1 month ago

Americans Want Antibiotic-Free Chicken, And The Industry Is Listening

NPR  

Americans Want Antibiotic-Free Chicken, And The Industry Is Listening Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto In an age when consumers want transparency in how their food is produced, meat producers are under the microscope. "The Chick-fil-A move does signal an important market change in responding to what consumers have been demanding for some time — that we stop feeding …

Chicken nuggets safe, McDonald's assures public
14 years, 8 months ago

Chicken nuggets safe, McDonald's assures public

China Daily  

2010-07-06 07:13 A boy eats Chicken McNuggets at a McDonald's restaurant in Beijing on Monday. SHANGHAI - Following a CNN report in late June that claimed US McDonald's chicken nuggets contain traces of two "harmful" chemicals, the fast food giant's China division admitted on Monday that its McNuggets also contained the additives. According to the CNN report, the fast food …

Chicken nuggets safe, McDonald's assures public
14 years, 8 months ago

Chicken nuggets safe, McDonald's assures public

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Following a CNN report in late June that claimed US McDonald's chicken nuggets contain two traces of "harmful" chemicals, the fast food giant's China division admitted on Monday that its McNuggets also contained the additives. However, McDonald's Co Ltd assured its use of the two additives is "safe and harmless" to customers' health. According to the CNN report, …

McDonald's cuts China prices by 33%
16 years, 1 month ago

McDonald's cuts China prices by 33%

China Daily  

McDonald's cuts China prices by 33% Updated: 2009-02-05 13:12 BEIJING - Mcdonald's Corp, the world's largest fast-food chain, has cut some prices by as much as a third in China. In what the company calls "the best ever value meal combination" in China, McDonald's cut about 40 percent of prices, the company said. In China, one of the fastest growing …

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