The Connection Between Big Chicken and Antibiotic Resistance

The Connection Between Big Chicken and Antibiotic Resistance

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 653 , Segment 7

NRA's Clout, Patents for Startups, Mass Trauma

Episode: NRA's Clout, Patents for Startups, Mass Trauma

  • Oct 4, 2017 11:00 pm
  • 21:59 mins

Guest: Maryn McKenna, Journalist, Author of “Big Chicken” The emergence of bacteria resistant to antibiotics has become a global health crisis. We’ve heard about the need to stop using antibacterial soaps and how harmful it is to take antibiotics unnecessarily. But did you know that what we eat is also part of the problem? In particular, the US chicken industry has played a part in the rise of drug-resistant bacteria. It’s a strange and fascinating story, which journalist Maryn McKenna explores in her new book, “Big Chicken.”