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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.
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How to save money at the grocery store, despite food price inflation
Updates
PIRG trains activists pushing back against polluting factory farms
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
PIRG Urges McDonald’s to Honor Its Commitment to Reduce Antibiotics in Meat
High food prices could be linked to food waste, not just inflation
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Food recalls: 2021 Trends and What They Mean for You
Chain Reaction VI
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Out to Pasture
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
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Statement: FDA plans to reduce toxic metal in baby food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Friday it will adopt a plan aimed at reducing toxic substances in food for babies and toddlers.
Statement: Toxic metals found in baby food
A report released Thursday by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said four of the seven largest baby food manufacturers have sold baby food with “significant levels of toxic heavy metals” dating back to at least late 2019.
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.
CDC estimates at least 35,000 die from drug-resistant infections annually
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its new Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States report, which estimates at least 35,000 Americans die annually from infections that antibiotics can no longer effectively treat.
New report: Hazardous Meat & Poultry Recalls Nearly Double
From E. coli-infected romaine lettuce to Salmonella-tainted beef, contaminated foods lead to illnesses that sicken as many as 1 in 6 Americans annually. In 2018, this epidemic helped spur major recalls, which caused stores and restaurants to toss millions of pounds of meat and produce.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG
Melgar
Danielle
Melgar
Food & Agriculture, Advocate, PIRG
Scarr
Abe
Scarr
State Director, Illinois PIRG Education Fund