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October 17th, 2018

Chain Reaction IV: Burger Edition

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This year's Chain Reaction report and scorecard focuses on antibiotic use policies and practices for beef sold in the top 25 U.S. burger chains. Our survey shows that only two chains, Shake Shack and BurgerFi, source beef raised without the routine use of antibiotics. Most other chains have no public antibiotic use policy…

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August 28th, 2018

Opt Out of Industrial Meat: How to Stand Against Cruelty, Secrecy, and Chemical Dependency in Food Animal Production

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Meat production and consumption have risen steadily, both in the U.S. and globally, putting negative pressure on resources, ecosystems, and human health. In particular, it has led to increases in the intensification and scale of food animal production and contributed to the dominance of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the industry…

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September 27th, 2017

Chain Reaction III: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply

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Download the Report - Download the Executive Summary More than half of the top 25 chain restaurants in the U.S. have taken steps to restrict the routine use of antibiotics in the production of the chicken they serve, according to a new scorecard released today by a group of consumer, environmental and public health organizations…

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September 20th, 2016

Chain Reaction II: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply

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Download the Report - Download the Executive Summary This 2nd annual Chain Reaction report ranks the top 25 U.S. restaurant chains on their antibiotics policies. Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis, driven largely by overuse and misuse of antibiotics. In fact, the United Nations will meet tomorrow to discuss the issue and commit to specific actions…

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October 14th, 2015

America's Secret Animal Drug Problem: How lack of transparency is endangering human health and animal welfare

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Download the Executive Summary - Download the Report - - This comprehensive CFS report surveys the current available safety information on commonly used animal drugs, finding that many urgently demand reexamination by the FDA. These include beta-agonists like ractopamine, steroid hormones, antioxidants, arsenicals, cocciodiostats, and antibiotics…

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September 15th, 2015

Chain Reaction: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply

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Downoad the Report Chain Reaction: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing Use of Antibiotics in Their Meat Supply, is the work of several consumer, health, and environmental groups, and grades America’s 25 largest fast food and fast casual chains on their meat and poultry antibiotics policies, with all but five of them earning “F”s for allowing routine antibiotic use by their meat suppl…

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May 14th, 2014

Trade Matters: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - Impacts on Food and Farming

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Download the Report Few people realize that trade agreements concretely affect their lives on a daily basis, down to the food they and their children eat. This bulletin focuses on how food and public health safety standards could be threatened by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement currently under negotiation between the U.S. and the European Union (EU)…

This model interactive map, featuring the state of Michigan, includes information about concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs, also known as factory farms or animal factories) in the state. The map features each CAFO's number of animals, amount of manure generated, violations, subsidies, and more…

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April 24th, 2014

USDA Stalls Regulations to Improve Organic Poultry Living Conditions: Agency Hides Behind Faulty Economic Impact Assessment

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Download the Report In advance of next week’s the NOSB meeting in San Antonio, Texas, CFS urges USDA’s National Organic Program to promulgate strong animal welfare standards, which are crucial to the success of the organic egg and poultry industry and what organic consumer have come to expect from organic. - - Center for Food Safety’s (CFS) white paper criticizes the U.S…

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