A shocking 80% of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used not by humans, but by
the meat and poultry industries, making factory farm animals grow fatter faster
and enabling them to survive crowded and unsanitary conditions. The facilities
and feedlots where these cows, chickens, and pigs live are teeming with
antibiotic-resistant bacteria that make their way into the air, water, soil,
your food, and you.
Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration has done
little to protect us, so now it’s time for consumers to act. That’s why I joined
the Center for Food Safety and the Meat Without Drugs campaign, starting where
we can have the most impact – our neighborhood supermarkets. We’re calling on
Trader Joe’s to commit to selling only meat raised without antibiotics.
Retailers drive change throughout their supply chains, but first they
have to hear from us! This campaign starts with Trader Joe’s – they are an
industry leader and can start a chain reaction throughout the marketplace.
This rampant use of antibiotics completely disregards the public health,
the environment, and food security in exchange for short-term profits. The
consequences are real: according to the Centers for Disease Control, every year
2 million people contract an antibiotic-resistant infection, and 90,000 of them
die.
Join me in asking Trader Joe’s to lead the way in getting
antibiotics out of our food chain!
Live in Victory!
Lynette
Please sign the petition here:
http://bit.ly/TraderJoesPetition
