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What does anti-biotic-free meat and poultry mean?

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The federal government is requiring that food animals be raised with fewer antibiotics as growth promotants. But, still, meat and poultry producers must use antibiotics when their animals get sick. Does that mean the product contains antibiotics when we buy it at the store?  Tom Super with the National Chicken Council says consumers need to know that the answer is NO.

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