Chick-fil-A's goal in the next five years is to serve chicken that was not raised with the help of antibiotics, AP reports.
Chick-fil-A suppliers will begin working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make sure that antibiotics aren't given to the chickens with which they are supplied. Along with Chick-fil-A, Chipotle has also begun serving meat raised without antibiotics.
The company is supplied chicken from Tyson, Purdue, and Pilgrim's Pride. Chick-fil-A said they will have to make changes from the hatchery to the processing plant in order to ensure the meat they are supplied with wasn't given antibiotics.
Spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States, Paul Shapiro, said that even though Chick-fil-A's decision is a positive step health-wise, it doesn't really affect the conditions the chickens are raised in.
Chick-fil-A's executive vice president of operations, Tim Tassopoulos, said that the company is planning to keep customers updated on its progress.
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