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title: "McDonald's Plans to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Beef"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/603309c1-a33b-4c38-ba7b-ceb504402334
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-plans-to-reduce-antibiotic-use-in-beef-2708669
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2018-12-12T15:10:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:46.838Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/36d0eafbdf93bd026cdbb2e9c818e2c96579.jpg
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# McDonald's Plans to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Beef

**TL;DR:** McDonald's plans to reduce the amount of antibiotics used in its beef by 85% over the next few years. The brand will set targets for this reduction by 2020 and start sharing reports in 2022.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-plans-to-reduce-antibiotic-use-in-beef-2708669).*

## Story

McDonald's will be reducing the amount of antibiotics used in its beef. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, the brand will decrease the percentage of use by 85% over the course of the next few years. The article cites a desire to fight the rise of drug-resistant bacteria as one factor responsible for the decision.

McDonald’s plans to set targets for this reduction by 2020 and start sharing reports in 2022. This change will impact supply chains globally as the franchise currently has over 37,000 locations worldwide.

“McDonald’s believes antibiotics resistance is a critical public health issue and we take seriously our unique position to use our scale for good to continue to address this challenge,” said global VP of sustainability, Keith Kenny.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- sustainability (topic)
- public health (topic)
- antibiotic use (topic)
- beef sourcing (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-plans-to-reduce-antibiotic-use-in-beef-2708669). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/603309c1-a33b-4c38-ba7b-ceb504402334).