Following last week’s announcement that Subway would eliminate products exposed to antibiotics, the company quietly made a change to its animal welfare policy online.
The change clarifies that antibiotics are allowed for use by farmers “for keeping animals healthy and that they should be used responsibly to preserve their effectiveness in veterinary and human medicine.”
In the subtle change, Subway said “we recognize that antibiotics are critical tools.
The goal still aims to reduce and eliminate the use of antibiotics in food a served by the restaurant chain.