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The use of antibiotics in meat production is making life-saving drugs less
effective. But if McDonald's finally commits to removing antibiotics from
its supply chain, it will send shockwaves across the meat industry and
help protect millions of people. Click to add your name:
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
John,
The use of antibiotics in meat production is making life-saving drugs less
effective. Our ability to fight off sepsis, urinary tract infections and
tuberculosis is increasingly at risk.
It’s scary to think what will happen if we don’t reverse course, but now
we have an opportunity that could force the industry to change.
Enter: McDonald's. If the world's largest fast food chain eliminates
antibiotics from its meat supply, it could revolutionize the industry and
help protect millions of people.
Already public pressure forced the company to address antibiotics in the
first place -- let’s keep piling on until it commits to removing
antibiotics for good. Click below to add your name:
[ [link removed] ]Tell McDonald's: stop using antibiotics in your meat
This isn’t hyperbole. In 2019, antibiotic-resistant bacteria directly
killed over 1.2 million people, including 35,000 Americans, and more than
3 million others died from diseases where antibiotic resistance played a
role.
It’s true that animals sometimes do need antibiotics to fight infection,
but the US meat industry is using these drugs as a preventative measure,
not to fight one-off infections.
The US Food and Drug Administration has shamefully refused to act on this
important issue, and the industry won’t change unless it is forced to.
If the #1 fast food giant ditches antibiotics in its meat, it could
inspire other chains to follow, and finally push the industry to change
its tune. Add your name and forward this to friends and family — as soon
as our call is big enough to make a difference, we will launch an advocacy
and media blitz on the company:
[ [link removed] ]Tell McDonald's: stop using antibiotics in your meat
[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition
Thanks for all that you do,
Rewan and the team at Ekō
More information:
[ [link removed] ]Big Meat just can't quit antibiotics
Vox, January 8, 2023
[ [link removed] ]McDonald's updated antibiotics policy is an optical illusion
Natural Resources Defense Council, December 20, 2022
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