Supermarkets and Antibiotics

Read the Exec Summary of our latest report assessing the antibiotics policies of the eleven leading UK supermarkets in 2024.

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Our latest supermarket assessment is launched in September 2024 to follow the UN High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance.

See our top-line assessment of the antibiotics policies of eleven leading UK supermarkets.

It’s sometimes hard to tell what supermarket foods have been produced with responsible antibiotic use. This guide is designed to help.

Read the Exec Summary of our latest report assessing the antibiotics policies of the ten leading UK supermarkets in 2021.

Our supermarket campaign video, featuring Dr Chris van Tulleken, is launched on 18 November to coincide with the start of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 #WAAW

Our latest supermarket assessment is launched on 18 November to coincide with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 #WAAW

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2017 marked our first assessment into the antibiotics policies of nine of the UK’s largest supermarkets. We investigated which businesses had taken concrete action to reduce the amount of antibiotics being used in their supply chains.

Our 2019 assessment found that not all supermarkets had taken routine antibiotics use out of their supply chains. Supermarkets still aren't publishing enough data on antibiotic usage levels from their suppliers.

Our 2016 investigation revealed E.coli resistant to multiple crucial antibiotics on pig and chicken meat from seven major UK supermarkets. We called on the supermarkets to take action.