Research Shows ‘Raised without Antibiotics’ Label Claim in Beef Cattle Lacks Integrity

The USDA approves meat labels with claims such as ‘No Antibiotics Ever,’ ‘No Added Antibiotics’ and ‘Raised without Antibiotics’, but how confident can shoppers be that they are, in fact, getting what they paid for? Not very, according to a study published in Science that found that a substantial portion of cattle destined for the ‘Raised without Antibiotics’ market have been given antibiotics. Read the study.