http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/07/02/mcdonalds-antibiotics.aspxMcDonald’s is directing its meat suppliers to stop using growth-promoting antibiotics due to concerns that their widespread use could reduce the effectiveness of the drugs in people. McDonald’s uses more than 2.5 billion pounds of chicken, beef and porkenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)