KFC’s decision to quit buying chickens treated with antibiotics will wind up helping hospitals.

Kentucky Fried Chicken, the world’s second-largest fast food chain has announced that by the end of 2018, all the US chicken it purchases will be raised without antibiotics important in human medicine.

It’s a big deal in the ongoing discussion about the food industry’s role in helping to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance, which has made some infections impervious to antibiotic treatment. Here’s a rundown of how the story has unfolded in recent years:



By Chase Purdy.
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