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McDonald's plots future with fewer beef antibiotics in overhaul

By Deena Shanker, Bloomberg News
Dec 11, 2018
Dec 11, 2018 Updated Dec 11, 2018

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McDonald’s Corp. announced a new beef antibiotic policy affecting 85 percent of its global supply chain intended to reduce the use of antibiotics important to human health.

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