SALISBURY, Md. — Less than a year after eliminating the routine use of human antibiotics in its chicken production, Perdue Farms has announced it is now raising more than half its chickens with no antibiotics of any kind — human or animal.
"We believe consumers are concerned about the use of all antibiotics, not just some. Through our No Antibiotics Ever chickens, we want to give them a choice that carries transparency and confidence," said Chairman Jim Perdue.
Chicken companies typically use antibiotics four ways: human antibiotics are injected into the egg in the hatchery. Human antibiotics can also be put into. . .
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