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Fact Sheets

October 15th, 2018

Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Since Enactment of FSMA on January 4th, 2011

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated one in six Americans, (48 million people), becomes ill from foodborne diseases each year. Approximately 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die based on exposure to pathogens present in the food supply. DOWNLOAD THE INFOGRAPHIC >>

October 27th, 2016

How to Avoid Nano Tricks in Your Halloween Treats

Halloween is right around the corner, and that means it’s time for trick-or-treating fun! What it shouldn’t mean is worrying over whether or not we’re being tricked by candy producers into buying and eating potentially toxic treats. Unfortunately, many food companies are using unlabeled, untested nano ingredients in their candies…

December 5th, 2014

Seafood Safety and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Download the Fact Sheet The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade deal currently under negotiation among 12 nations—Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, - Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam…

Animal Factories: Arsenic

Chicken, pork, and turkey are among the most heavily consumed meats in America. From 1966 to 2000, annual chicken consumption rose 253 percent, from 32.1 to 81.2 pounds per person. But did you know that chicken contains arsenic? Find out more about arsenic in your chicken in our Factory Farms: Arsenic fact sheet!

February 28th, 2013

Ractopamine Factsheet: Lean Meat = Mean Meat

Animal Factories Campaign factsheet on ractopamine, a controversial drug used widely as a feed additive U.S. pork production to make animals grow faster. Ractopamine has been linked to animal and human health risks, and is banned in numerous counties, including all of the European Union, China, and Russia.

Nutrition, Obesity, & Processed Food

It's no secret that most Americans aren't the exactly the healthiest eaters. Decades of research has shown the connections between poor diet and health. Yet Americans continue to eat all the wrong foods. Why? The power of the proceesed food industry has a lot to do with it.

Foodborne Illness

Seems almost every week brings news of the latest food contamination or foodborne illness outbreak. If you’ve ever gotten sick with “stomach flu,” odds are you actually had food poisoning. Every year, one in six Americans gets sick and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.These figures are likely to be far higher, as most food-related sickness goes unreported.

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