Source: Jennifer Shike, AGWEB, 1/6/20


On Sunday night, 60 Minutes aired an episode questioning the use of antibiotics in the livestock industry and singled out the pork industry, pointing to an isolated Salmonella outbreak from 2015 tied to roaster pigs in Washington state.  Journalist Lesley Stahl interviewed Scott Lindquist, a Washington state epidemiologist; Lance Price, a microbiologist at George Washington University; and Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) chief veterinarian. Despite an 80-minute interview with Wagstrom, 60 minutes aired less than two minutes of Wagstrom’s comments, NPPC said...

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