Chick-fil-A Says They Are Changing Their Chicken

These could be fighting words but they aren't. Chick-fil-a says they are changing their chicken. When I saw this on my news search this morning I had to take a double take. Chick-fil-A is one of my favorite places for chicken minis or chicken sandwiches. However they serve their chicken, I am in. Chick-fil-A says they are changing their chicken. So just what kind of changes are we talking about here.

According to our source, wsoctv.com, the Chick-fil-A people said they are moving to use "No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine or NAIHM". This is a switch from "No Antibiotics Ever or NAE". What does that mean to you and me? The company says on it's website, “NAE means no antibiotics of any kind were used in raising the animal. 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 announcement of the change is so we know the company continues to have a high standard for the type of chicken that is served. As well as the high standard for the well being of the animal. Chick-Fil-A wrote in a statement published via the news outlet,“Quality has always been our approach to food,“Because chicken is at the center of our menu, we serve only real, white breast meat with no added fillers, artificial preservatives, or steroids.”

The change is expected later this spring. Chick-fil-A says they are changing their chicken.  Do people care about the antibiotics used when it comes to chicken providers in restaurants? Chick-fil-A has served antibiotic  free chicken since 2019. But that will change later this spring. According to the Gazette, this move comes after Tyson Foods switched from No Antibiotics to No Antibiotics Important to Human Medicine.

Chick-Fil-A is undisputably my favorite fast food restaurant. It's actually the only one I eat with any regularity. And probably 75% of what I ate in college. So I've done my part in this statistic and in helping make North Carolina one of the most Chick-Fil-A obsessed states. Though I'm surprised we aren't higher on the list. And Georgia, the restaurant's home state didn't come in first!

Take a drive around Charlotte at lunchtime (or breakfast or dinner) and you're bound to pass an extremely long Chick-fil-A drive-thru line. So its popularity is well documented. But where did this list come from? It actually came from a survey about favorite fast food dipping sauces. You know you love some Chick-Fil-A sauce though I'm partial to Polynesian.

The team at Upgraded Points wanted to know: Which U.S. states are the most obsessed with this fast food chain, according to residents? To find out, they asked respondents in each state which fast food restaurant is their favorite. They then determined the states with the highest % of respondents reporting Chick-fil-A as their favorite. And over 45% of North Carolina respondents named it their favorite chain!

You can read the full article here or keep reading to see just how obsessed with Chick-Fil-A North Carolina is.

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 66.25%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 50.98%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 50.98%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 50.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 49.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 49.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 48.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 47.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 47.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 46.08%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 46.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 46.00%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 45.10%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 44.57%

Average Percentage of Chick-Fil-A Lovers: 44.12%