Pizza Hut nixing antibiotics from chicken

Pizza Hut offers a lot of toppings on its cheesy pies, but in a few years�there's one you will no longer be able to get: chicken containing antibiotics.

The same goes for chicken wings and any other chicken products that Pizza Hut sells. All will be antibiotic-free.

The pizza chain, a unit of Yum Brands along with Taco Bell and KFC, said Tuesday that its chicken will be raised without antibiotics by 2022.

Pizza Hut's goal is to serve food that ��customers can feel good about eating,�� Chief Brand Officer Marianne Radley said�in a statement.

Besides Pizza Hut, Papa John��s and Papa Murphy��s have cut the use of poultry raised with antibiotics. KFC, Chick-fil-A, and McDonald��s have also decided to stop using antibiotics.

The overuse of antibiotics is being blamed for contributing to the rise of life-threatening human infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. At least 23,000 people die each year as a result of these infections, according to a 2013 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The change is one of several made within the past few�years in an effort to adhere to customer standards. In 2016, the pizza chain launched its initial plan to remove antibiotics from chicken toppings.

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��Our customers are our business, and we will continue to push ourselves to ensure that we are delivering the quality food and quality experience our customers expect and deserve,�� said Radley.