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Plying Chicken
USDA orders Tyson Foods to stop using antibiotic-free labels on poultry |
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20 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:24 AM on 20 Nov 2007 Tyson Foods will no longer be allowed to use its "raised without antibiotics" label that the U.S. Department of Agriculture originally approved in May, due to a mix-up at the agency and disagreement over whether a medication used in Tyson's chicken feed should be classified as an antibiotic. Tyson launched a $70 million ad campaign in June touting its fresh chicken a ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, business, Department of Agriculture, news, United States (all these topics) |
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