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Published in TZ Latest News 20 October, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no-antibiotics

Sandwich chain Subway will start serving antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants next year, and within the next nine years will stop selling any meat from animals given antibiotics, the company said on Tuesday. Competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) and McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) have announced similar supply-chain shifts, adding pressure on U.S. livestock producers to cut human antibiotics from their beef, hogs and poultry production.

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