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Red Alert: Salmonella Contamination and What You Need to Know

Tomato “As stores and restaurants around the country pull tomatoes from shelves and menus in response to the recent salmonella outbreak, American tomato farmers are poised to lose their livelihoods and the food irradiation industry sees dollar signs.”

Read more from Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on the outbreak and irradiation.

 

Global Food Crisis: Key Player Revealed

While millions of people around the world face severe hunger, the handful of Cargill Coveragribusiness corporations that dominate the global agricultural market are seeing huge profits. One of the key players in the global food market, Cargill, is profiled in a new report entitled Cargill: A Corporate Threat to Food and Farming.

Read more about Cargill: A Corporate Threat to Food and Farming






Want Chinese Chicken on Your Plate?

Chicken in a CanThe Chinese government and some big agribusiness players want to export processed chicken from China to the U.S. However, the Chinese food safety system doesn't have the best track record. In the past year alone, American consumers have been exposed to dangerous imports from China ranging from deadly pet food and blood thinners to toxic toys and fish.

Sign our petition and urge Congress to keep the ban on unsafe Chinese chicken imports. 


 

Join the Fight for Artificial Hormone-Free Milk

Healthy Milk Action ImageHelp us grow the demand for milk produced without artificial growth hormones! Sign our petition and pass it around (we are over half-way to our goal of 10,000 names!). We need your support in getting healthier milk and dairy products on our supermarket shelves and in restaurant chains. Chipotle, Kroger, and Wal-Mart are the most recent stores choosing to supply rBGH-free dairy products. Let's keep that a growing trend. Sign our petition to thank them and encourage others to do the same.


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