Chick-fil-A is officially abandoning its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge, which assured consumers that no antibiotics of any kind were used in raising chickens that are served by the fast-food chain. Starting in spring 2024, Chick-fil-A will embrace an industry standard known as “no antibiotics important to human medicine,” often abbreviated as NAIHM. The forthcoming change restricts the use of antibiotics that are commonly used to treat people, and allows the use of animal antibiotics “only if the animal and those around it were to become sick.”
“Chick-fil-A has been dedicated to quality since the beginning,” the fast-food chain wrote in a statement. “Our commitment to the high-quality chicken you expect from us is rooted in three simple things.” They include serving high-quality chicken (with no added fillers, artificial preservatives, steroids or hormones), maintaining high animal wellbeing standards and evaluating their approach to animal wellbeing.
