Food safety

Food and Agricultural Imports from China

U.S. food and agricultural imports have increased significantly in recent years, causing some in Congress to question whether the U.S. food safety system can keep pace. This report looks at a series of recent incidents that have raised safety concerns from China in particular and at responses from China and the US Congress to tackle the problem.

Fixing Our Broken Food System

The recent discovery of an industrial chemical in animal feed imported from China exposes the inherent weaknesses of an industrial global food system designed to benefit multinational agribusiness companies at the expense of public health.

Toxic Chemical Leaches from Popular Baby Bottles

A chemical known to be toxic to the nervous and reproductive system, and a developmental toxin, leaches from popular clear, plastic baby bottles, according to Toxic Baby Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals in Clear Plastic Baby Bottles, a new report released today.

Subtracting an Additive

Recently, scientists from the United States, Canada, and northern Europe warned about the impact of livestock operations on human health.

The Profit Behind Your Plate: Critical Issues in the Processed Food Industry

"This SOMO report analyses the contribution that primary and full processing of food can make to poverty reduction and sustainable development within the current international

The Price of Pollution: Cost Estimates of Environment-Related Childhood Disease in Minnesota

Pollution costs Minnesota an estimated $1.5 billion each year in costs related to childhood disease, according to a study released by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA).

Playing Chicken: Avoiding Arsenic in Your Meat

Brand name chicken products sold in American supermarkets and fast food restaurants are widely contaminated with arsenic, according to independent test results released today by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Dead Birds Don't Fly: An Avian Flu Primer for Small-Scale Farmers

A primer on how avian influenza spreads and what small-scale farmers can do to reduce their risks.

KAW Letter to SUPERVALU on Their Decision to Sell Meat Without Antibiotics

Letter to Chairman and CEO of SUPERVALU congratulating them on their decision to sell meat from animals raised without antibiotics.