We’re calling on Trader Joe’s to stop selling meat raised with antibiotics.
Make sure Trader Joe's listens to the half-million shoppers who want meat without drugs.
Americans are under threat from antibiotic-resistant superbugs,
making us vulnerable to common, once treatable infections. A remarkable 80 percent of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used not by humans, but by the meat and poultry industries so factory farm animals can grow faster and survive crowded and unsanitary conditions.
making us vulnerable to common, once treatable infections. A remarkable 80 percent of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used not by humans, but by the meat and poultry industries so factory farm animals can grow faster and survive crowded and unsanitary conditions.
This is creating superbugs on the farm, and humans are exposed in a number of ways, including when we handle or eat undercooked meat. Our life-saving drugs are becoming less effective when we really need them. Unfortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has refused to take meaningful action to restrict the use of unnecessary antibiotics in livestock production.
But consumers can still do something to make change. We can be the catalysts to turn the tide on this public health crisis. We can show our support for companies that don’t take our health for granted, and we are asking grocery stores to join us by choosing to only sell meat raised without antibiotics.
We’re calling on Trader Joe’s to only source their meat from animals raised without antibiotics. As one of the most progressive national retailers, Trader Joe’s has already demonstrated care for their customers’ health by saying no to GMOs, artificial colors and trans fats in the products they sell. Trader Joe’s can also be a leader by helping move the livestock industry in the right direction.
As a consumer, you have a choice:
Support grocery stores that offer meat raised w/o antibiotics
and buy those products whenever you can.
to know which labels to look for, click here
Give 'em a call! Tell TJ's to stop selling meat on drugs.
Why Trader Joe's? Why now?
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Read the Consumer Reports study "Meat On Drugs"
Infographic: Record-high Antibiotic Sales for Meat & Poultry Production (Feb 6)
New data released by the FDA shows antibiotic sales for livestock production at an all-time high
FDA Data: Slight Uptick in Animal Antibiotic Use, Resistance Remains Issue in Meat(Food Safety News, Feb 6)
New FDA data shows ever-increasing amounts of antibiotics being purchased for livestock use, and a rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria in meat.
Consumer Reports finds antibiotic-resistant bacteria in pork samples (Nov 27)
What's in that pork? A Consumer Reports investigation found widespread contamination by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Campaign For Antibiotic-Free Meat Targets Trader Joe's (NPR, Oct 2)
Meat Without Drugs campaign delivers over half million signatures asking the retailer to only sell meat raised without antibiotics.
Farm Use of Antibiotics Defies Scrutiny (New York Times, September 3)
Producers of meat and poultry are not required to report how they use the drugs — which ones, on what types of animal, and in what quantities.
Get Antibiotics Off the Farm (NY Times, Aug 20)
Earlier this month, a federal magistrate judge in New York set a timetable for the FDA to follow in withdrawing two important antibiotics — penicillin and two forms of tetracycline — from widespread use in animals.
Troutdale Mom Calls for Antibiotic-Free Meat (Local 6 News, Aug 16)
More than 130,000 people have signed an Oregon mom's petition on Change.org calling on specialty retail grocery store Trader Joe's to only sell meat from animals raised without antibiotics.
Superbug Dangers in Chicken Linked to 8 Million At-Risk Women (ABC News, July 11)
Medical researchers say superbugs in chicken may be the culprit of difficult-to-treat bladder infections in women.
Antibiotic-Free Meat and Poultry Score High in Consumer Reports Survey (Washington Post, July 10)
Shoppers must become savvy about reading labeling to get products that live up to “no antibiotics administered” and similar claims.
More and More Americans Want Their Meat Raised Without Antibiotics (Fox News, July 5)
A poll recently released by Consumer Reports shows the majority of Americans want antibiotic-free meat.
Meat and Superbugs (Washington Post, July 1)
The Washington Post editorial board takes aim at the overuse of antibiotics in industrial agriculture.
The following organizations join Consumers Union and FixFood in support of the
Meat Without Drugs campaign:
Meat Without Drugs campaign:
Center for Food Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Environmental Working Group
Farm Forward
Food & Water Watch
Food Animal Concerns Trust
Humane Society of the United States
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (scientific partner)
Less Cancer
MomsRising
Natural Resources Defense Council
STOP Foodborne Illness