Factory farms: A pandemic in the making.
The emergence and spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic is a symptom of how we raise food animals across the world.
Food & farming
We should be able to trust that the food we buy in the grocery store is safe, and grown in ways that won’t threaten our health.
You want to lead a healthy life, and help your family do the same, and you trust that the food in the grocery store is safe, and grown in ways that won’t threaten our health or safety. But that’s not always the case, and the evidence connecting toxic pesticides to serious health risks, like cancer, continues to grow. It’s also clear that the early warning system for contaminated food, and our food recall system, need a serious overhaul. We can and should expect better.
The Latest on Food & farming
Statement: FDA plans to reduce toxic metal in baby food
Shrinking the Dead Zone, Reducing Fertilizer Use
Updates
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
PIRG Urges McDonald’s to Honor Its Commitment to Reduce Antibiotics in Meat
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Food for Thought Part 2: An analysis of food recalls for 2022
The food we waste could end hunger
Superbugs in Stock
Deere in the Headlights II
Did You Know?
In 2019, more than 1.2 million people died worldwide from drug-resistant infections — which are only becoming more common as antibiotic overuse on factory farms threatens the future effectiveness of these medicines.
What We're Doing
We know we can get factory farms to change their practices if America's largest restaurant chains commit to serving meat that has been raised without the routine use of medically important antibiotics.
The Latest
McDonald’s Changes Meat Supply Guidelines to Stem Spread of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
In response to the health risks posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, McDonald’s has announced it is implementing new targets for cutting antibiotic use in the global chicken supply, and plans to expand its commitment to fewer antibiotics in pork and beef.
Statement on McDonald’s shareholder resolution to eliminate the routine use of medically important antibiotics from the company’s meat supply chain
At McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting today shareholders voted on a proposal to eliminate the routine use of medically important antibiotics from the company’s entire meat supply chain. Of those that voted, nearly 30% were in favor of the resolution.
Calling for Big Action on Antibiotics in the Big Apple
Last week, we were in New York City, where the United Nations General Assembly spent an entire day discussing antibiotic resistance, “the biggest threat to modern medicine.” Experts estimate that more than 700,000 people worldwide die from antibiotic-resistant infections each year, including 23,000 in the United States—a number that could grow to 10 million globally by 2050.
For many, the post-antibiotic era is already here
A nationwide call: KFC, help save antibiotics!
Over eighty organizations and hundreds of consumers launched a call for KFC to switch to selling chicken raised without routine antibiotics.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG