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Gillibrand Statement On Mcdonald's Decision: "Chicken Nuggets Shouldn't Pose Public Health Risk"

Statement

Date: March 4, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Food Processing and Sales

Washington, D.C. - Following the recent introduction of new food safety legislation to combat the overuse of medically-important antibiotics -- used to treat human illnesses - in animals raised for food, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement today on McDonald's decision to stop selling chicken raised with medically important antibiotics and milk from cows that are treated with the artificial growth hormone rbST.

"Chicken nuggets shouldn't pose a public health risk," said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. "Fast food restaurants sell a huge amount of food to New Yorkers and people across the country every day. This voluntary decision to stop using chicken raised with antibiotics that are used in human medicine is a step in the right direction. While Congress must pass legislation that would stop the overuse of antibiotics in the food we eat, I hope more companies will follow their lead."


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