Tyson Foods Inc. is modifying its "raised without antibiotics" label after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it shouldn't have been approved.
According to the Associated Press, the USDA wrote a letter to Tyson, the world's largest meat processor, explaining that it "overlooked" a feed additive, ionophores; the governmental agency told the company that it has a "long-standing policy" which classifies the additives as antibiotics (which in fact, it does).
But Tyson says that ionophores is not an antibiotic and that the USDA does not consider the additives as antibiotics.
The company release a statement and said, "We stand by the truthfulness of our product labels and remain fully committed to our Raised Without Antibiotics chicken program. We also expect no disruption in service to our customers."
However, the USDA has given Tyson a temporary stay of 45 days from Nov. 6 to submit a new label and new arguments, to change its feed formula, or to stop using the label.
Tyson's label will continue to read "raised without antibiotics" but add wording which states that no ingredients used create antibiotic resistance in humans.
Ionophores is an animal medication which is added to poultry to help prevent coccidiosis, an intestinal illness in chickens.
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