Margaret Mellon to speak at Wash U

There will be a Wash U lecture in Wilson 214, Mon 14th, 4 pm:

Come hear Margaret Mellon of the Union of Concerned Scientists speak about concentrated animal feeding operations and their threat to human health. Mellon is the Director/Senior Scientist of the Food and Environment Program.

Her statement:
"It's time to stop looking at agricultural biotechnology through rose-colored glasses. This is a novel technology that poses serious risks to the environment."

She has expertise in antibiotics in livestock and food, biotechnology, consumer impacts on the environment, genetically engineered foods. The reception will have a taste test between grass-fed and CAFO beef. come and eat some meat!