Chili’s and Maggiano’s commit to reducing antibiotics in chicken
Chili’s and Maggiano’s parent company Brinker International has updated its animal welfare standards to include a commitment to working toward elimination of the use of medically important antibiotics in its chicken supply chains, with exceptions for treatment and non-routine control of diagnosed illness.
The change follows engagement with As You Sow on behalf of investors concerned about the threat of antibiotic resistance. As You Sow filed a shareholder resolution with Brinker in May of last year asking the company to adopt a policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics in all of its meat and poultry supply chains. It withdrew the resolution after the company agreed to work with its chicken suppliers to end the routine use of medically important antibiotics.