Chick fil a antibiotics

In 2014, Chick-fil-A pledged to serve chicken raised without any antibiotics, a policy known as "No Antibiotics Ever" (NAE). 

This meant their chickens wouldn't receive antibiotics at any point during their lives, even if they got sick. However, in Spring 2024, Chick-fil-A transitioned to a policy called "No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine" (NAIHM). 

This shift allows them to use antibiotics on their chickens, but only antibiotics that aren't critical for treating human illnesses. 

So, if a chicken gets sick, they can still be treated with antibiotics, but those antibiotics won't be the same ones doctors rely on to fight infections in people.

This change was made, according to Chick-fil-A, to ensure a steady supply of their high-quality chicken. 

They maintain that their chicken is free of artificial preservatives, steroids, and added hormones and that they continue to source their birds from farms adhering to their Animal Wellbeing Standards.