Why are potentially dangerous additives in America’s food?
The current Food and Drug Administration’s rules assume that foods are safe unless they’re proven to harm people. That’s the opposite of what it should be.
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
This fertilizer is poisoning farms and putting our food at risk
UN report: Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could kill millions by 2050
Updates
First Certified Responsible Antibiotic Use Beef Farm in US
Bill to reduce food waste in Oregon gets first hearing
United Nations: Save millions of lives, reduce the overuse of antibiotics
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
Civil Eats article on antibiotic resistance feat. Andre Delattre
Delattre: "Overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is really problematic for public health... We’re not as serious as we should be about the problem.”
Toxic “forever chemicals” are appearing on our food and in our bodies
PFAS, chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive disorders, are being sprayed directly onto food.
Antibiotic-free fast food: Some companies are breaking their promises
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.
Food companies are failing to disclose allergens, putting people’s health at risk
In 2023, 154 foods were recalled because of unlabeled allergens. How can people protect their health and avoid foods that could trigger dangerous allergies?
High levels of resistant bacteria found in uncooked meats and raw dog food: ‘Red flag’
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.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG
Scarr
Abe
Scarr
State Director, Illinois PIRG; Energy and Utilities Program Director, PIRG