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Tyson Foods announced on July 2, 2023, that it would resume using antibiotics in its chicken products. The contaminated foods will lose the "no antibiotics ever" label.
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The firm declared in 2017 that its signature Tyson-branded fresh and frozen chicken wings, breasts, and nuggets will be produced with "no antibiotics ever."
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Consumer health groups worried about the effects of broad antibiotic usage on farms prompted this decision. Tyson supplied the most antibiotic-free poultry worldwide.
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Tyson's decision to use certain antibiotics in chicken production follows two factory closures and corporate leadership layoffs due to economic difficulties.
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Ionophores, the antibiotics Tyson proposes to employ, cure coccidiosis, a poultry condition that causes diarrhea and can kill birds. Ionophores aren't used to treat people, therefore the FDA believes they're safe for treating sick animals.
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Ionophores aren't even antibiotics in Europe, therefore U.S. poultry producers don't have a level playing field when evaluating which products can contain "no antibiotics ever" declarations.
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"We base our decisions on reliable research and an evolving understanding of the best procedures impacting our customers, consumers and the animals in our care," Tyson says, but there's no consensus on ionophores' involvement in antimicrobial resistance.
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Raising poultry without antibiotics is more expensive for producers and consumers.
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Tyson Foods is considering whether antimicrobial poultry production is worth the cost.
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