In-N-Out Called Out For Using Antibiotics In Meat
To a lot folks, West Coast-based burger chain In-N-Out can do no wrong. However, there’s someone calling them out. A lot of someones, actually. More than 50 groups representing public interest, the environment, food safety and consumers are demanding the burger chain stop selling beef patties made using antibiotics.
These groups include: CALPIRG Education Fund, Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, Consumers Union. Vani Hari, also known as Food Babe, helped deliver a letter detailing their requests to In-N-Out headquarters.
The collective wants the burger company to stop “lagging” behind other quick-service chains like Shake Shake who uses antibiotic-free meat for their patties.
Keith Brazeau, vice president of quality for In-N-Out in Irvine, CA, responded to Reuters in an email saying that they are “committed to beef that is not raised with antibiotics important to human medicine and we’ve asked our suppliers to accelerate their progress towards establishing antibiotic alternatives.”
