Superbugs Unplugged

A Conversation on the Beef Industry’s Excessive Use of Antibiotics

August 31, 2020 Lance Price and Matthew Wellington Season 1 Episode 8
Superbugs Unplugged
A Conversation on the Beef Industry’s Excessive Use of Antibiotics
Show Notes

On this episode, co-host, Matthew Wellington, interviews Dr. David Wallinga, Senior Health Advisor at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Dr. Wallinga is a physician with over 20 years of experience working on policy and advocacy, and his current work focuses on antibiotic overuse in U.S. livestock production. In this episode, they discuss Better Burgers: Why It's High Time the U.S. Beef Industry Kicked It's Antibiotic Habit, a report from the NRDC that analyzes antibiotic overuse in the U.S. beef industry and its relationship to antibiotic-resistant bacteria and its negative impact on human health.