Posted on 04/09/2017 12:54:52 PM PDT by JoeProBono
To meet increasing demand for meat raised without certain antibiotics, top U.S. chicken company Tyson Foods Inc and rival producers are turning to sanitizing wipes, bacteria-reducing fog and even oregano to keep birds healthy.
Some have spent years of trial and error on new techniques to figure out replacements for human drugs, part of a fight against the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in people. Yum Brands Inc's KFC on Friday became the last of the big three U.S. chicken restaurants to move away from antibiotics important to human medicine.
McDonald's Corp and privately held Chick-fil-A had already made similar commitments. Nationwide, more than 42 percent of the U.S. chicken industry has already committed to reducing the use of antibiotics, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.
With KFC's move, that number is set to grow. KFC U.S. President Kevin Hochman called the chain's move a "major milestone" that should significantly increase the supply of bone-in chicken raised without medically important antibiotics. It should also open the door for smaller chains to follow KFC's move, he told Reuters.
KFC, which sells more than 65 million buckets of chicken a year, estimated that one-third of its suppliers were already transitioning to chicken raised with fewer antibiotics. The company said it was late to shift away from human antibiotics because it had to persuade suppliers of bone-in chickens it uses to make the change......snip/
......Perdue Farms, a competitor, said it eliminated the routine use of all antibiotics in chicken last year. It now puts oregano in birds' water, banking on the herb's antioxidants to keep them healthy, and takes other steps to avoid drugs.......
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It is, in fact beneficial to many microbial life forms.
It is a strong anti-microbial to pathogens only.
When Yehova does something, he does it right.
Gen 3:18.
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Oregano is that herb.
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Wrong.
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread
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As always, you lack simple understanding.
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Yes. I have a hard time understanding the logic of simpletons ...
How does oregano know the bad guys from the good guys?
Or are you just kidding?
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You have no affinity for logic.
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Definitely not kidding.
Other than the fact that the stuff was designed by the guy that designed the malefactors, I doubt that anyone will ever have an answer for that.
Its been a part of human life as long as there has been human life.
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Peeps before they turn them into candy?
I take back my recommendation for the Margarita. I assume you also follow this advice?
1 Timothy 5:23 - Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
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Good advice for warm arid climates, where water may have parasites.
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