Freedom from food waste: How to have a sustainable 4th of July
Planning ahead and getting creative with leftovers reduces food waste for a fun, sustainable celebration.
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.
Planning ahead and getting creative with leftovers reduces food waste for a fun, sustainable celebration.
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.
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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Energy and Utilities Program Director, U.S. PIRG Education Fund