Consumers Union rebuts meat industry letter on Meat Without Drugs campaign
August 1, 2012 Consumers Union Sends Letter to Key Congressmembers Supporting Its Meat Without Drugs Campaign Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, today responded, in a...
View ArticleCU letter to USDA regarding arsenic in rice
September 20, 2012 Secretary Tom Vilsack United States Department of Agriculture Room 200, Jamie L. Whitten Building 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW Washington, DC 20250 Dear Secretary Vilsack:...
View ArticleCU letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack regarding pork safety
November 27, 2012 Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 Dear Secretary Vilsack: We are writing to inform you of new...
View ArticleConsumer Reports investigation prompts letter to USDA on pork safety
November 27, 2012 Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 Dear Secretary Vilsack: We are writing to inform you of new...
View ArticlePork Production Must Address Safety Issues
by Jean Halloran, Director, Food Policy Initiatives, Consumers Union Consumers Union thinks government regulators and pork producers need to take some additional steps to insure the safety of pork....
View ArticleComments to the USDA regarding Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork,...
In January of 2009, USDA published a final rule on COOL that covered Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-Raised Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans,...
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Consumer Reports turkey tests find fewer superbugs in ‘no antibiotics’ meat...
The meat industry wants us to believe that routinely feeding antibiotics to animals is nothing to worry about. But a new investigation from Consumer Reports found plenty of reasons to be concerned. The...
View ArticleUSDA proposes rule to label mechanically tenderized meat
USDA Releases Long-Awaited Proposed Rule on Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Meat WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled a new proposed rule that would require meat that...
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Coming soon to a label near you?
Two victories this week on the food labeling front may help consumers make more informed decisions at the grocery store – although the changes won’t happen overnight. Connecticut became the first state...
View ArticleCR tests finds salmonella outbreak strain in sample of foster farms raw chicken
Consumer Reports tests finds salmonella outbreak strain in sample of foster farms raw chicken Organization calls on Foster Farms to recall chicken from associated plants YONKERS, (October 9, 2013) - As...
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Consumer Reports calls on Foster Farms to recall chicken tainted with...
This blog is cross-posted from ConsumerReports.org As part of our ongoing tests of meat and poultry, Consumer Reports has found a dangerous strain of Salmonella in a sample of Foster Farms raw...
View ArticleCR advises against buying or using any raw chicken produced from three Foster...
October 10, 2013 Consumer Reports Advises Against Buying Or Using Any Raw Chicken Produced From Three Foster Farms Plants Expanded Advice Based on USDA Letter to Plants Expressing Safety Concerns...
View ArticleCR disappointed with USDA’s decision on Foster Farms
October 11, 2013 Consumer Reports Disappointed with U.S Department of Agriculture’s Decision on Foster Farms Dangerous outbreak strain potentially still on market; CR continues to urge consumers not to...
View ArticleConsumer groups urge USDA to strengthen oversight of poultry
October 17, 2013 Consumer Groups Urge USDA to Strengthen Oversight of Poultry USDA Should Declare Antibiotic-Resistant Strains of Salmonella as Adulterants In the wake of the outbreak of...
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