Chicago schools to serve chicken raised without antibiotics
The Chicago Public Schools will announce today that it will serve chicken raised without antibiotics in its school meals programs.
The announcement will be made by its primary foodservice provider, Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, the Pew Charitable Trusts, a partner in the effort, said in an advisory on Monday.
Chicago will become the largest school district in the country, and the first in the top 50 school systems, to serve chicken raised without antibiotics to K-12 students, the advisory said.
The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and School Food FOCUS are mounting an effort to help other school districts across the country follow in Chicago’s footsteps.
The announcement will be made by its primary foodservice provider, Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, the Pew Charitable Trusts, a partner in the effort, said in an advisory on Monday.
Chicago will become the largest school district in the country, and the first in the top 50 school systems, to serve chicken raised without antibiotics to K-12 students, the advisory said.
The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming and School Food FOCUS are mounting an effort to help other school districts across the country follow in Chicago’s footsteps.
