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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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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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Does wrapping food in plastic really keep it fresh?
It’s harder and harder to find food that isn’t wrapped in plastic, even produce like cucumbers or bananas that don’t require it. A new report sheds light on how necessary and effective that plastic is, and the findings are upsetting.
How do you know if your food is expired?
Confusing date labels on food can lead to a lot of unnecessary waste.
Reducing your child’s exposure to microplastic starts at breakfast
Many common breakfast products are wrapped in layers of unnecessary plastic packaging. That plastic may be getting into your children’s breakfast
Are ultraprocessed foods safe?
For decades they've been considered "generally recognized as safe”, but new evidence suggests ultraprocessed foods may be more harmful than previously thought
Studies show how microplastics from packaging get into our food
You may be ingesting more plastic than you realize, with concerning implications for your health, and that of your loved ones.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog Director, PIRG