Two types of animal antibiotics and an animal contraceptive have been detected in food samples from the United States’ top 10 most popular fast-food chains, according to a laboratory report.
In September, Moms Across America (MAA) submitted food samples from 10 popular U.S. food chains to the Health Research Institute, an Iowa-based nonprofit laboratory that tests food for nutritional value, biofunctionality, and contaminants and toxins, requesting that the laboratory test the samples for more than 100 common veterinary drugs and hormones. A nonprofit activism group formed by mothers in the United States, MAA aims to make the public aware of foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO) and pesticides.
