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Tim’s, Burger King to cut some antibiotics from chicken supply

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 4, 2017

The parent of fast-food chains Tim Hortons and Burger King plans to end the use of certain medically important antibiotics in its Canadian chicken supply chain in 2018. Restaurant Brands International (RBI) in late December announced the new policy on its website, saying it “will work with our supply chain partners to support and implement […] Read more

A heifer calf leaves the squeeze with flair after being tagged and vaccinated.

Features, Livestock

Antimicrobial myths and facts

Drug-resistant bacteria a “wicked problem.” Get to know the facts on this file

By Lisa Guenther December 16, 2016

Antimicrobial resistance is a “wicked problem,” says Dr. John Campbell, requiring cooperation from many stakeholders. The livestock industry’s contribution to antimicrobial resistance is hard to pin down, but hospitals and care centres for seniors are a much more common source of resistance, Campbell said during the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation conference in Saskatoon in October. […] Read more

McDonald’s investor renews push to cut antibiotics in all meat

By GFM Network News November 17, 2016

Reuters — A McDonald’s Corp. shareholder is redoubling efforts to convince the fast-food chain to stop all of its global restaurants from serving the meat of animals raised with antibiotics that are vital for fighting human infections. More than 70 per cent of medically important antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for livestock use. Scientists […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Cargill stops using human antibiotic against disease in turkeys

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News August 9, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. meat processor Cargill has stopped using an important antibiotic for people to prevent disease in turkeys, the company said Tuesday, the latest food maker to drop the drug amid concerns about the impact on human medicine. Cargill has not used the drug, gentamicin, to prevent disease in turkeys that supply […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Shareholders press Yum for stricter antibiotics policy

By GFM Network News August 9, 2016

Los Angeles | Reuters — Yum Brands investors on Tuesday filed a shareholder proposal requesting that it quickly phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, taking aim at the practices of the company’s KFC fried chicken chain. The proposal from shareholder activists As You Sow, of Oakland, Calif., and the Sisters of St. […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Wendy’s aims for antibiotic-free chicken by next year

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 4, 2016

U.S. fast food chain Wendy’s aims to source all of its chicken products from birds raised without the use of antibiotics “important to human medicine” by 2017. Columbus, Ohio-based Wendy’s, the world’s No. 3 burger chain behind McDonald’s and Burger King, said in a blog post Wednesday about 50 per cent of its chicken supply […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

McDonald’s to remove corn syrup from buns

By GFM Network News August 1, 2016

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. will replace corn syrup in hamburger buns with sugar this month and has removed antibiotics that are important to human medicine from its chicken months ahead of schedule, it said Monday, moves that are part of its drive to target increasingly health-conscious consumers. The fast food company also said it eliminated […] Read more

Implants can really improve calf performance but proper application is important.

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf, Livestock

Important tips for calf processing

Be properly prepared and do it right – good for cattle and business

By Roy Lewis June 7, 2016

As spring calves are ready to head out to grass soon with their mothers, it is a good time to review your protocols, methods and any issues you had this year and introduce ways to improve even more so for next year. There are two main ways ranchers process calves. The first is the traditional […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic

By GFM Network News May 27, 2016

Reuters — U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads. “We risk being in a post-antibiotic world,” said Thomas Frieden, director of the […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Activists press Olive Garden on antibiotics, worker pay

By GFM Network News May 13, 2016

Los Angeles | Reuters — Dozens of activist groups, emboldened by recent policy shifts at major U.S. restaurants, are demanding Olive Garden owner Darden Restaurants change its food and labour practices. Their sweeping agenda, part of a campaign called “Good Food Now,” includes calls for the nation’s largest full-service restaurant operator to strengthen its antibiotics […] Read more

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