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The Learning Lab has made considerable headway in changing chicken procurement practices — first in Saint Paul Public Schools in 2009, then in Chicago Public Schools in 2011.

DOWNLOAD: Purchasing Guidelines That Minimize the Use of Antibiotics in Poultry Production

As part of its Learning Lab, Chicago Public Schools wished to purchase whole-muscle chicken for its students that was raised locally and with the judicious use of antibiotics. Through close collaboration with the Pew Campaign for Human Health and Industrial Farming (HHIF), a long-time champion of sustainable and judicious antibiotic use, School Food FOCUS developed purchasing guidelines and an RFP template [PDF], which can be adapted for use by any purchaser.