Chick-fil-A to Allow Some Antibiotic Use in Chicken Supply in 2024, Citing Supply Chain Issues

• Chick-fil-A announced it will shift from serving 100% antibiotic-free chicken to chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine, starting in spring 2024. The change is to maintain supply chain.

• Chick-fil-A had switched to antibiotic-free chicken since 2014, meeting its antibiotic-free goal across all restaurants in 2019.

• The shift is to "No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine" (NAIHM) standard instead of "No Antibiotics Ever" (NAE).

• Chick-fil-A said the change ensures it can continue serving high-quality chicken meeting customer expectations.

• Other chains like Panera Bread and Tyson Foods also moved away from antibiotic-free chicken policies due to supply chain limitations.