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Arsenic and Apple Juice The Food and Drug Administration proposed an "action level" of 10 ppb for inorganic arsenic in apple juice. Consumers Reports believes the action level is not protective enough of public health and urges an action level of 3 ppb Read Consumer Reports' full comment to FDA.

$152 billion is spent annually on health costs related to foodborne illness. Support Us. Fight for a safer and more sustainable food supply.

GMOs - What You Need to Know Chemical companies and food manufacturers spent $21 million to defeat a ballot initiative in Washington State that would have required mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Consumers wishing to avoid genetically engineered foods can learn more by reading Consumers Reports' latest fact sheets. Get the latest.

Consumer Groups Urging Strengthened Oversight of Poultry In the wake of the Salmonella outbreak linked to Foster Farms in which at least 317 people were sickened, Consumers Union is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen its inspection program to prevent contaminated poultry products from being sold. Listen to Consumer Reports expert Dr. Urvashi Rangan talk with New York radio show host Leonard Lopate and Epidemiologist Dr. Stephen Morse about Salmonella.

30 Organizations Urge President Obama to End Misuse of Antibiotics in Agriculture Consumers Union is a signatory to a letter, along with 29 other organizations, to President Obama urging him to direct his Administration to take swift action to end antibiotic overuse and misuse in food animal production. Read the full letter.

1 out of 6 people are sickened every year by foodborne illness. Please join our efforts to raise $10 million to make our food safer.

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