This is just a small edit of what Tyson is doing. I dont buy Tyson anymore. Do you wonder why you gain weight eating Tyson products? Is your immune system now in question from antibiotics? Undisclosed use of antibiotics[edit ] In 2007, Tyson began labeling and advertising its chicken products as Raised without Antibiotics. After being advised by the USDA that Tyson’s use of protozoa-killing ionophores in unhatched eggs constituted antibiotic use, Tyson and the USDA compromised on rewording Tyson’s slogan as raised without antibiotics that impact antibiotic resistance in humans. Tyson competitors Perdue Farms and Sanderson Farms sued claiming that Tyson’s claim violated truth-in-advertising/labeling standards. In May 2008, a federal judge ordered Tyson to stop using the label. In June 2008, USDA inspectors discovered that Tyson had also been using gentamicin, an antibiotic, in eggs. USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond claimed that the company hid the use of this antibiotic from federal inspectors claiming that the use of this chemical is standard industry practice. Tyson agreed to voluntarily remove its “raised without antibiotics” label in future packaging and advertising. Refusal to supply beef to Costco, so as to avoid intensive E. coli testing[edit ] The food safety director of Costco claimed in October 2009 that Tyson Foods refuses to supply beef to Costco due to Costcos policy of testing beef for E. coli O157:H7, stating Tyson will not supply us. They don’t want us to test. Tyson refused to address this allegation, but responded We do not and cannot [prohibit grinders from testing ingredients]. Four days later, Tyson and Costco announced that they had reached an agreement on safety testing, under which Costco will test Tysons beef trimmings before it is mixed with beef from other suppliers.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:38:42 +0000