Not In My Food

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Press Releases

• CU calls for phase out of pesticide, Diazinon
  Posted 07/17/00 at 11:09 pm

  Children’s exposure is a major concern with Diazinon

• CU report: Pesticide residues still too high in children’s foods
  Posted 06/08/00 at 11:29 pm

  Chlorpyrifos among pesticides causing excessive residues – EPA needs to act

• CU praises EPA decision on Chlorpyrifos
  Posted at 11:18 pm

  CU applauded the EPA’s decision to eliminate virtually all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos that lead to exposures for children

• Consumers Union Praises Report on Food Safety
  Posted 08/20/98 at 2:58 am

  With an estimated 9,000 deaths and 81 million illnesses attributable to unsafe food in the United States each year, it is clear that current food safety policy needs immediate attention.

• Sen. Harkin Lauds Consumers Union for Endorsing His Food Safety Legislation
  Posted 02/24/98 at 1:29 am

  The power to recall tainted meat and poultry and to seek civil fines is essential.

• Consumer Reports Finds 71 Percent of Store-Bought Chicken Contains Harmful Bacteria
  Posted 02/23/98 at 3:27 am

  Tougher chicken regulations sought