
Three steps to reduce food waste
Food waste is a huge problem, but composting is only part of the solution.
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.
Food waste is a huge problem, but composting is only part of the solution.
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
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.
Chick-fil-A and Panera committed to cut meat grown with routine use of antibiotics, but now it could be back on the menu. That's bad for public health.
In 2023, 154 foods were recalled because of unlabeled allergens. How can people protect their health and avoid foods that could trigger dangerous allergies?
Andre Delattre, chief operating officer of Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) in Washington, D.C., said the study "underscores the importance of ending the practice of routine use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. An inevitable byproduct of antibiotic overuse is resistance to these drugs," he told Fox News Digital.
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The most cost-effective solution to food waste is right under our noses. PIRG and Replate host food waste experts to discuss food date labeling.
Plasticizers pose serious threats to human health, and yet they’ve been found in a variety of foods — from fast food to baby food.
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG