Tell McDonald’s: Stop using meat raised with medically-important antibiotics

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski,

To protect the efficacy of antibiotics, one of our most precious life-saving medical resources, McDonald’s must honor its 2018 pledge to dramatically reduce, and ultimately end, the routine use of antibiotics in its beef supply.

The company should set an aggressive timeline for its beef suppliers to stop routinely using antibiotics except to treat disease and prevent the suffering and death of animals. McDonald’s must also pledge to having a third party collect data to verify that the antibiotic policies the company adopts are actually being enacted at the farms it purchases beef from. McDonald’s should then share that data with the public, so we know that it has succeeded at this critical goal.

Antibiotics save lives. Consistent with your 2018 pledge, they shouldn’t be used in ways that make them less effective.