date:Jul 27, 2012
pping survey, CU found more than 20 different antibiotic-related claims on meat packages (see the group's list to the left).
CU points out that these claims may confuse or mislead consumers.
For example, the claim no antibiotic residues may not mean that the animals were raised without antibiotics. In fact, the animals could have received antibiotics for much of their life, but then been taken off the drugs before slaughter - as is often required by law for animals destined for human consum