Talkin’ Turkey

A growing number of food companies, including MacDonald’s, are saying “no” to antibiotic-fed poultry. Antibiotics in turkey, chicken and cattle feed could cause drug resistance in humans.

This year you might want to think about going organic for Turkey day. Host Steve Curwood talks with Margaret Mellon, director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, about what it means when the same antibiotics consumers rely on are being used in the meat they eat.