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
Food recalls: 2021 Trends and What They Mean for You
Chain Reaction VI
Out to Pasture
The food we waste could end hunger
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.
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Our 2024 priorities in the states
During a contentious election year at the federal level, state and local governments have some of the best opportunities to make progress on issues that affect our environment, our health, and the quality of our lives.
One step forward, two steps back on overuse of antibiotics in meat production
Sales of medically important antibiotics to beef and pork producers reach highest levels since 2016
Colorado farmers win the Right to Repair their tractors
Colorado just became the first state to establish a Right To Repair for farmers, guaranteeing them everything they need to fix their own equipment on reasonable terms.
Colorado tractor Right to Repair signed into law
Colorado farmers will have full access to what they need to fix their equipment starting in 2024.
Agricultural Right to Repair clears important hurdle in Colorado
Colorado's HB 1011 is two votes away from Governor Polis' desk. The state would be the first to pass a farm equipment Right to Repair bill.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG
Scarr
Abe
Scarr
State Director, Illinois PIRG; Energy and Utilities Program Director, PIRG