Check the USDA regulations if you are in the USA. If you are somewhere else I don't know what the regulations are but check your regulations
In the USA a veterinarian's prescription is required to give the commercial meat birds antibiotics and certain withdrawal times are required depending on what the specific antibiotic is before the bird can be slaughtered for meat. And there is testing required to make sure the levels are as low as they are supposed to be.
I'll copy an excerpt and the site I got it from.
Key regulations for poultry antibiotic use
- Veterinary prescription: Farmers must have a veterinarian's prescription to purchase and use antibiotics that are medically important to human health.
- Prohibition of growth promotion: The use of these antibiotics for growth promotion or "production purposes" is prohibited. They can only be used to treat or prevent disease.
- "Withdrawal" period: A mandatory "withdrawal" period is required after an animal is treated with antibiotics to ensure they are out of the bird's system before it is slaughtered.
- Residue testing: The USDA's FSIS randomly tests poultry at slaughter to ensure that antibiotic residue levels are not above the tolerance level. Products with unacceptable residue levels are removed from the food supply.
- Veterinary oversight: The FDA's Guidance for Industry #213 requires veterinary oversight for all medically important antibiotics used in food-producing animals.
https://www.google.com/search?q=usd...1Lje4B_QJwgcFMC40LjnIBzE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
You can read anything on the internet, including stories like this. Sometimes they are total fabrications, sometimes they leave out pertinent details. I have no doubt stuff like this can happen, but it is not because of a total ban on antibiotics, at least in the USA.
