Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) -
Seeing the AWA seal on meat, dairy and egg products gives consumers a way to identify products which come from humane farming systems, and it gives farmers a way to show their customers how they farm. This certification and other technical and marketing services is offered to farmers at no charge. Because AWA is not financially dependent on farmer fees, it is able to remain unbiased and transparent in its auditing and certification. Find AWA-aproved farms and products in your area.
Appetite for Profit - Michele Simon is a public health lawyer who has been researching and writing about the food industry and food politics since 1996. She specializes in legal strategies to counter corporate tactics that harm the public’s health.
Avian Influenza - More avian influenza viruses have been isolated from ducks than any other species although most free-flying birds may also be infected including shorebirds, gulls and other seabirds. Waterfowl are more resistant to avian influenza than are domestic poultry. Viruses that cause no obvious disease in waterfowl can be highly pathogenic (rapidly fatal) in domestic poultry. Among domestic poultry species, turkeys are more commonly infected than are chickens. Information provided by Carol J. Cardona, Extension Poultry Veterinarian, University of California, Davis.
Avian Influenza Fact Sheet - Avian influenza is an infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. The disease, which was first identified in Italy more than 100 years ago, occurs worldwide. Provided by the World Health Organization. Also see latest Disease Outbreak News from the WHO.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) [World Health Organization] - Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a family of diseases of humans and animals characterized by spongy degeneration of the brain with severe and fatal neurological signs and symptoms. In animals, scrapie is a common disease in sheep and goats. Mink and North American mule deer and elk can contract TSEs. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is also a TSE, affecting a number of species (cattle, human, cats, some types of animals in 300 settings).
California Food Policy Advocates - Dedicated to improving the health and well being of low-income Californians by increasing their access to nutritious, affordable, and safe food.
Center for Food Safety - A public interest and environmental advocacy organization which works to address the impacts of the food production system on human health, animal welfare and the environment. CFS works to achieve its goals through grassroots campaigns, public education, media outreach, and litigation. Also see Consumers Union Guide to Environmental Eco-labels where you learn about products that are eco-labeled compared to those that are conventionally farmed or produced, keep track of labels recently added, compare labels quickly with a shorthand report card and print easily to use while shopping.
Center for Science in the Public Interest, The (CSPI) - A nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused by alcoholic beverages.
Certified Humane Raised and Handled - An inspection, certification and labeling program for meat, poultry, egg and dairy products from animals raised to humane care standards. The program is a voluntary, user-fee based service available to producers, processors and transporters of animals raised for food. The purpose of the program is to provide independent verification that the care and handling of livestock and poultry on farms enrolled in the program meet high quality humane animal care standards.
Chef's Collaborative - A network of chefs, restaurateurs and other culinary professionals who promote sustainable cuisine by teaching children, supporting local farmers, educating each other and inspiring their customers to choose clean, healthy foods.
Civil Eats - Promotes critical thought about sustainable agriculture and food systems as part of building economically and socially just communities.
Codex Alimentarius (Latin for "food code" or "food book") - A collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other recommendations relating to foods, food production and food safety under the aegis of consumer protection.
Codex Alimentarius - Created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. "The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations."
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program - These USDA grants are intended to help eligible private non-profit entities that need a one-time infusion of Federal assistance to establish and carry out multi-purpose community food projects.
Community Food Security Coalition - Membership-based national coalition of over 600 organizations and individuals that focus on food and agriculture issues. Promotes community-based solutions to hunger, poor nutrition, and the globalization of the food system.
Consumers Union: Food Safety - Bovine Growth Hormone, Food Contaminants, Genetically Engineered Food, Mad Cow Disease, Organic Foods, Pesticides and Integrated Pest, Regulatory System, Risk Assessment, State and Regional Issues.
Country of Origin Labeling - Papers, presentations, and addtional resource links re country of origin labeling (COOL).
European Commission Directorate General Health and Consumers - Ensures that food and consumer goods sold in the EU are safe, that the EU's internal market works for the benefit of consumers and that Europe helps protect and improve its citizens' health.
European Food Information Council (EUFIC) - EUFIC's mission is directly related to the increasing public demand for sound, balanced information on the nutritional quality and safety of foods.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) - Provides independent scientific advice on all matters impacting food safety. The Authority covers all stages of food production and supply, from primary production to the safety of animal feed, right through to the supply of food to consumers. It gathers information from all parts of the globe, keeping an eye on new developments in science.
EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides - Provides interactive tools and a downloadable shoppers guide to reduce the number of pesticides in their diets.
Final Report of the Independent Counsel In Re: Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy - The Office of Independent Counsel's (OIC) investigation into the receipt of gifts and gratuities by former Agriculture Secretary Alphonso Michael Espy revealed a pervasive pattern of improper behavior by Secretary Espy and his top aide, and by persons and companies regulated by or with business before the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The investigation disclosed that, among other offenses, companies with financially important matters pending before USDA gave Secretary Espy - either directly or via members of his family or his girlfriend - numerous gifts in an effort to garner his favor. Filed 01/30/01; published 10/25/01.
Fish Advisories (EPA) - Fish are a lean, low-calorie source of protein. However, some fish may contain chemicals that could pose health risks. When contaminant levels are unsafe, consumption advisories may recommend that people limit or avoid eating certain species of fish caught in certain places.
Flatland Food Collective - An association of UC Davis students, faculty, and community members united voluntarily to meet common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Its mission is to bring a community cafe and edible classroom to the UC Davis campus in order to bring it closer to the local food system and nourish the community.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations - The largest specialized agency in the United Nations system and the lead agency for agriculture, forestry, fisheries and rural development. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 180 member countries plus one member organization, the European Community.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Food - It is FDA's job to see that the food we eat is safe and wholesome, the cosmetics we use won't hurt us, the medicines and medical devices we use are safe and effective, and that radiation-emitting products such as microwave ovens won't do us harm. This site provides information for those interested in the many products FDA regulates and in the agency's responsibilities.
Food and Environment Reporting Network -
An independent, non-profit news organization that produces investigative reporting on food, agriculture, and environmental health.
Food and Water Watch - Challenges the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink. Wants food that is sustainable and local; chemical free; humanely raised; family farmed; clearly labeled.
Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) -
Works to improve the welfare of food producing animals. Seeks to broaden opportunities for humane farmers, and address the public health problems that come from the production of meat, milk, and eggs.
Food Code -
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publishes the Food Code, a model that assists food control jurisdictions at all levels of government by providing them with a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the industry (restaurants and grocery stores and institutions such as nursing homes). Local, state, tribal, and federal regulators use the FDA Food Code as a model to develop or update their own food safety rules and to be consistent with national food regulatory policy.
Food Commission - UK non-profit organisation campaigning for the right to safe, wholesome food.
Food Ethics Council - Established as a result of widespread public concern over developments in the agricultural and food industries, some of which infringe widely held ethical principles. Council members are concerned that the emphasis on profit evident in much present day agribusiness often means that insufficient attention is paid to adverse effects on the health and safety of consumers, farm animal welfare, the livelihood of many farmers, preservation of the natural environment and, not least, the well-being of the less privileged in developing countries.
Food Integrity Now -
Believes the integrity of world’s food source is in jeopardy due to laws that have been passed lowering the standards of what is considered safe for consumption, that definitions have been changed and harmful chemical additives are permitted to go unlisted as ingredients, that plants containing animal and human genes are allowed to be sold without any such labeling.
Advocates truth and transparency in food labeling, informing and edcucating the public, promoting companies with integrity.
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - The FQPA of 1996 amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). These amendments fundamentally changed the way EPA regulates pesticides. The requirements included a new safety standard-reasonable certainty of no harm-that must be applied to all pesticides used on foods. This web site provides background information on FQPA's provisions and discusses some of the specific issues raised by FQPA, as well as status of implementation of this law.
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) - Includes Inspection of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products (Import/Export; National Advisory Committee); Policy Documents (Labeling, Additives, etc.) and Regulations Pages; Strategic Planning and National Partnership for Reinventing Government.
Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO) - This U.S. Department of Agriculture website provides detailed information on food safety research projects, spending, and accomplishments by U.S. Federal agencies, along with links to other food safety research information.
FoodSafety.gov - Gateway to U.S. government food safety information.
Food Standards Agency (UK) - An independent food safety watchdog set up by a UK Act of Parliament to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
Food Web Site - Food safety, nutrition and preparation. Maintained by the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County.
Got Mercury? - This online tool takes the mystery out of which seafood is safe to eat with regard to the presence of mercury in certain species of seafood and allows consumers to make informed choices about eating seafood. Gauge your mercury exposure from eating seafood with this easy-to-use tool.
GRAIN - An international non-governmental organisation which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity based on people's control over genetic resources and local knowledge.
Home Food Safety - The American Dietetic Association and the ConAgra Foundation have joined in a consumer education program, Home Food Safety...It's in Your Hands to communicate information to consumers on safe ways to prepare foods.
International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) - A non-profit association of food safety professionals. Members kept informed of the latest scientific, technical, and practical developments in food safety and sanitation. The Association provides members with information through two scientific journals: Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation and Journal of Food Protection.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Established to help developing countries devise appropriate food policies and the policies needed to ensure the optimum use of new agricultural technologies.
Just Food -
A non-profit organization that connects communities and local farms with the resources and support they need to make fresh, locally grown food accessible to New Yorkers.
just-food.com - Food news, features, and research for food professionals.
Local Harvest - The freshest, healthiest, most flavorful organic food is what's grown closest to you. Use this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center - Monitoring the occurrence of prion diseases or spongiform encephalopathies in response to the epidemic of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease".
Not by Bread Alone - America's culinary heritage. This Cornell Library exhibition exhibition highlights rare books, photographs, menus, and other early documents that trace the history of gastronomy in America.
Ohioline, Food - From College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University: General nutrition, food preservation, food safety and storage, food science and technology, human nutrition and food management, meat science, fact sheets, and more.
Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust - Encourages healthy eating by promoting sustainable food choices and the traditional, wonderful foods of many cultures.
Prions (.pdf, 56 pp.) - Text of the Nobel Lecture presented by Stanley B. Prusiner on 08 Dec 97. Prusiner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 1997 for his discovery of Prions - a new biological principle of infection. Prions exist normally as innocuous cellular proteins, however, prions possess an innate capacity to convert their structures into highly stabile conformations that ultimately result in the formation of harmful particles, the causative agents of several deadly brain diseases of the dementia type in humans and animals. Prion diseases may be inherited, laterally transmitted, or occur spontaneously. Regions within diseased brains have a characteristic porous and spongy appearance, evidence of extensive nerve cell death, and affected individuals exhibit neurological symptoms including impaired muscle control, loss of mental acuity, memory loss and insomnia.
Sustainable Table -
Celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food.
The program is home to the Eat Well Guide, an online directory of sustainable products in the U.S. and Canada, and the critically-acclaimed, award-winning Meatrix movies - The Meatrix, The Meatrix II: Revolting and The Meatrix II½.
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