Consumers urged to email CEO
An online petition has launched calling on McDonald's to stop using antibiotics in their supply chains.
In 2014 the World Health Organisation warned the practice could push the world into a ‘post-antibiotic era,’ in which drugs we rely on for routine medical treatments no longer work.
Just one week after McDonald’s announced that it stopped using antibiotics in poultry at its U.S restaurants, UK charity Share Action are calling on consumers to email McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook.
The organisation, which promotes responsible investment, wants Mr Easterbrook to stop the use of antibiotics important to human medicine in the meat and dairy supply globally - including chicken, beef and pork
"We hope this action will encourage McDonald's to supersize their ambition," said ShareAction chief executive Catherine Howarth.
According to Share Action, around 70 per cent of all antibiotics used in the US and half of those used in the UK are given to livestock.
They add that McDonald's initially set promising targets address excessive antibiotic use in American and European poultry supply chains, but this has yet to be tackled in beef, pork or dairy supply chains.
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Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.
