When eating out Choose These Restaurants:

When you are out eating at a restaurant- are you ever wondering which restaurants support Antibiotic-free use in their meat??? Here is a quick list of convenient, antibiotic-free meant supported places:

• Chipotle Mexican grill
• Panera Bread
• KFC (yes, Kentucky friend chicken!) surprising, huh???

·         Other businesses such as Applegate Farms, Niman Ranch, the Ozark Mountain Pork Cooperative continue to pioneer affordable, antibiotic-free meat to address the looming public health threat of antibiotic human resistance. Antibiotic-free meat is sold at Portland Farmers Market, local Whole Foods Markets, Cumberland Farmers’ Market –Yarmouth, Gorham Farmers’ Market, Lakes Region Farmers’ Market, Portland Farmers’ Market, Westbrook Farmers’ Market, and Saco Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market.  

To locate drug-free meat at eateries, retailers and even farmers markets and farms in your area, try the online tool available at RealTimeFarms.com.

                                             What else is being done?                     

 Last year, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25) who is the only microbiologist in Congress, sent letters to over 60 fast food companies, producers, processors, and grocery store chains asking them to disclose their policies on antibiotic use in meat and poultry production. 

Louise's work continues to raise awareness of this important issue. On December 13, 2011, she hosted a briefing in which farmers and successful businesses extolled the benefits of tapping into the growing domestic and international demand for antibiotic-free meat.