LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) on Wednesday said that it would begin curbing the use of the high value human antibiotics in its global chicken supply in 2018, as the fast-food giant joins a broad effort to battle dangerous superbugs.
McDonald's, in a policy statement, said it is working on antibiotic plans for other meats, dairy cows and laying hens.
McDonald's is requiring suppliers of chicken meat to begin phasing out the use of antibiotics defined by the World Health Organization as "highest priority critically important antimicrobials" (HPCIA) to human medicine.
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