Toxic PFAS chemicals are being sprayed on crops across the country
Chemicals linked to cancer shouldn't be anywhere near our crops and the fields where we grow our food.
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
How the widespread use of a bee-killing pesticide is threatening our food supply
New report links beef raised with critically important antibiotics to McDonald’s
Updates
High cost of groceries isn’t just due to inflation, it could also be due to food waste
PIRG launches campaign to ban the destructive herbicide dicamba
“Buy Nothing” Groups Are Tackling Food Waste
Featured Resources
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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
Type
Purchase turkey raised without overusing antibiotics this Thanksgiving
It’s worth spending a little more time and maybe a little more money to purchase a turkey raised without overusing antibiotics.
Why consider buying antibiotic-free meat
Buying antibiotic-free meat is important, but not for the reason you might think.
New Superbugs in Stock report: grocery stores failing to stop antibiotic overuse in meat supply chains
How to minimize food waste this 4th of July
Planning ahead and getting creative with leftovers reduces food waste for a fun, sustainable celebration.
Today’s Pollinator of the Day: Birds
Team
Wellington
Matt
Wellington
Director, Public Health Campaigns, PIRG
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG