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Committee forwards ordinance requiring large grocers to report antibiotic use in meat
Summary
The committee voted to advance an ordinance that would require grocery chains with more than 25 stores to report antibiotic‑use practices for raw meat and poultry to the Department of the Environment; the department will post results, evaluate procurement, and report back to the Board.
The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on Sept. 27 advanced an ordinance to amend San Francisco’s Environment Code to require certain retailers to report the use of antibiotics in raw meat and poultry to the Department of the Environment, and to require city departments to report antibiotic use in raw meat and poultry purchased by the city.
Supervisor Wilfred (Sheehy) framed the proposal as a transparency measure aimed at combating antibiotic resistance, saying families “should have the right to know about how the meat they purchase is produced.” Dr. Tomas Aragon, the city’s health officer, described…
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