ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A recently announced that it would stop using its “no antibiotics ever” claim.

In order to maintain high-quality chicken, the quick-service restaurant said it would transition to No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine (NAIHM) beginning in the spring of 2024.

“NAIHM restricts the use of those antibiotics that are important to human medicine and commonly used to treat people, and allows use of animal antibiotics only if the animal and those around it were to become sick,” the company said on its website. “Chick-fil-A has been dedicated to quality since the beginning.”

Chick-fil-A maintained that it would have high animal wellbeing standards rooted in the internationally recognized Five Freedoms.

“Quality has always been our approach to food,” the company said. “And because chicken is at the center of our menu, we serve only real, white breast meat with no added fillers, artificial preservatives, or steroids. Like other chicken in the United States, ours contains no added hormones.”

Chick-fil-A noted that it has established an Animal Wellbeing Council of outside experts to provide feedback on policies and practices.

Tyson Foods made a similar decision to shift its antibiotics label in July 2023.

During February 2014, Chick-fil-A stated that it planned to serve chicken raised without antibiotics in all restaurants around the country within five years.