Activists Celebrate National Fried Chicken Day by Calling on KFC to Save...
On National Fried Chicken Day, volunteers and staff with MASSPIRG and U.S. PIRG, network of state affiliates, held thirty events in front of KFCs across the country to call on the Colonel of fried...
View ArticleBold action needed to get smart on antibiotics
In the U.S. alone, the CDC estimates that at least 2 million Americans are infected with some form of an antibiotic resistant disease each year, and 23,000 people die as a direct result. Without swift...
View ArticleKFC To Eliminate Use of Medically Important Antibiotics from Chicken Supply
The growing ranks of global health experts who have been alarmed by the rise in antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” have an unlikely new hero: KFC, the fried chicken giant.
View ArticleOveruse of antibiotics in animals is making us sick
Yes, we’re “running out of effective antibiotics,” as noted. But the solution cannot feature developing more, and more expensive, drugs. We can do something less costly that would be a common-sense move.
View ArticleHold the antibiotics this 4th of July
Key things to know to protect your health when you're preparing your 4th of July barbecue.
View ArticleMASSPIRG Calls on McDonald’s To Fulfill Promise To Cut Antibiotics from Meat...
MASSPIRG launches campaign to get MacDonald's to stop serving meat raised with routine antibiotics.
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McDonald’s Takes Step to Protect Public Health
Today, McDonald’s released a new policy to restrict medically important antibiotic use in its beef supply chain.
View ArticleBill Nye's podcast takes aim at antibiotic overuse—and gives MASSPIRG...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019What can we do to combat antibiotic resistance?
View ArticleREPORT: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef
Boston. Most top fast food chains in the United States continue to sell beef produced with routine antibiotic use, earning them poor grades in the fifth annual Chain Reaction scorecard released today...
View ArticleTALKING TURKEY: A GUIDE TO BUYING TURKEY RAISED WITHOUT OVERUSING ANTIBIOTICS
As Americans head to the grocery store to purchase their Thanksgiving turkeys, U.S. PIRG has released its first ever “Talking Turkey” guide to purchasing turkeys raised without overusing antibiotics....
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