Shelburne Farms promotes livestock health through good nutrition and sanitation as well as low-stress handling. The dairy herd is Certified Humane® by the Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) third-party, nonprofit organization. Shelburne Farms was the first Vermont farm to earn this distinction.

Consumer Reports also found that products with the labels “organic,” “raised without antibiotics” and “no antibiotics,” did not ensure safety. These products were also as likely to contain bacteria that were found in the products without labels, but tended to be less likely to have developed resistance to superbugs. Consumer Reports recommends people to continue to buy the “organic” label along with “USDA Process Verified” label to be extra safe. Other labels that indicate no antibiotics usage are “animal welfare approved” and “certified humane.”

Studies show that meat is still contaminated with bacteria that can make you sick, but organic, and other production practices that minimize the use of antibiotics, do contain fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Análisis de Consumer Reports: las bacterias en el pavo criado sin antibióticos mostraron mucha menos resistencia a los antibióticos que las bacterias en los pavos convencionales

The Food and Drug Administration and other organizations say antibiotic use is spreading the incidence of germs that are resistant to antibiotics, causing possible health problems in humans who get infected.