Court rules Tyson chicken antibiotic claims must stop
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- A federal appeals court has refused to block an
order barring Tyson Foods from advertising that its poultry
products don't contain antibiotics thought to lead to drug
resistance in humans.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia,
denied Tyson's appeal Thursday. The Springdale, Arkansas, food
giant had asked the court to stay a ruling by a federal judge in
Baltimore, who issued a preliminary injunction last week.
The lower court ruling was a victory for rivals Perdue Farms and
Sanderson Farms, who are suing to stop the advertisements. The two
companies say the advertisements are misleading because none of the
companies uses those types of drugs and shoppers could be led to
think other companies use the drugs.
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