Food safety

KAW Letter to Sunflower Markets on Stocking Meat and Poultry Raised With Fewer Antibiotics

Letter congratulating the Director of Sunflower Markets for opening a new store that will stock meat and poultry raised without the routine use of antibiotics. The letter acknowledges how stores such as Sunflower Market have increased the demand for meat and poultry raised with fewer antibiotics and how that helps with the meat production industry is changing its ways.  

Codex Standards and Consumer Rights

In 2005, the International Codex Alimentarius Commission abolished the notification procedure by which member governments voluntarily accepted Codex standards as a basis for their domestic food quality and food safety regulations. In this article for Consumer Policy Review, IATP's Dr.

PRINCIPLES FOR DOMESTIC FAIR TRADE

Fair Trade Principles (Draft)

High Levels of Toxic Teflon Chemicals Found in Mississippi River Fish

Fish from the Mississippi River have been found to contain among the highest recorded concentrations of synthetic toxic chemicals used in Teflon, Scotchguard, Gore-Tex and other products, according a state scientist.

Store-bought Fish in MN Tests Unsafe For Mercury: National Study Finds High Levels in Tuna and Sword

A swordfish purchased in a Minnesota grocery store contained mercury levels more than 60 percent above what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers safe, according to a major 22-state mercury-testing project.

The WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

Prepared for the Decision Making in the Global Market program at Consumers International.

Minnesota Ranks Third in Use of Medically Important Antibiotics in Animal Feed, New Report Estimates

Minnesota ranks third in the country in its estimated annual use of antibiotics important in human medicine as feed additives for chicken, swine and beef cattle, according to a new report released today by Environmental Defense.

Smart Meat and Dairy Guide for Parents and Children

The industrial factory-style that dominates meat and dairy production can create environmental pollution that contaminates our food.

Antibiotics and Fish Farming

This fact sheet provides an overview of antibiotics used in industrial fish and shrimp farming.

Fish at Risk: Why Wild Salmon Matter

Factsheet detailing the value of wild salmon and new developments that threaten the way the oceans and natural resources are managed.