How much food does America waste and what can we do to stop it?
America wastes up to 1,000 pounds of food per person each year, enough to feed millions. There are simple policy changes that could help.
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
Toxic PFAS chemicals are being sprayed on crops across the country
How the widespread use of a bee-killing pesticide is threatening our food supply
Updates
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
PIRG Urges McDonald’s to Honor Its Commitment to Reduce Antibiotics in Meat
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
Featured Resources
Food recalls: 2021 Trends and What They Mean for You
Chain Reaction VI
Health Professional Action Network
Food for Thought Part 2: An analysis of food recalls for 2022
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
Repair restrictions come home to roost: Report shows farmers want to fix their own tractors
Sen. Jon Tester (Montana) introduced the Agricultural Right to Repair Act in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, providing the latest opportunity for farmers to win their Right to Repair. According to a new report from PennPIRG Education Fund and National Farmers Union, farmers want more repair choices than equipment manufacturers offer.
Food recalls decline in 2021, but that doesn’t mean food is safer
Significantly fewer foods and beverages were recalled in 2021 than in 2020. But fewer recalls doesn’t necessarily mean food was safer last year.
Antibiotic use in Agriculture: Last Year’s News and This Year’s Updates
How to reduce your foodprint for your 2022 New Year’s resolution
Many of us use this time of year to reflect on what we want to do differently in the year ahead. One resolution that could really help the planet? Reducing your foodprint.
Small decrease in antibiotic sales to meat production is not enough
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new data Tuesday showing that sales of medically important antibiotics approved for use in food-producing animals decreased by three percent between 2019 and 2020.
Team
Murray
Teresa
Murray
Consumer Watchdog, PIRG
