Reports
Free Your Event from Bottled Water
A Practical Guide to Take Back the Tap at Your Next Event and Avoid the Waste, Expense and Environmental Problems with Bottled Water
Read MoreThe Poisoned Fruit of American Trade Policy
Americans are consuming more imported fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen and canned produce, and fruit juice than ever before. An examination of U.S. consumption of produce that is commonly eaten as well as grown in America found that over the past 15 years Americans’ consumption of imported fresh fruits and vegetables doubled, but border inspection has not kept pace with rising imports, and less than one percent of the imported produce is inspected by the federal government. Food & Water Watch studied fifty common fruit and vegetable products like fresh apples, frozen broccoli, fresh tomatoes, orange juice and frozen potatoes.
Read MoreLaboratory Error
Over the past few years, food safety alerts about dangerous tomatoes, canned chili, peanut butter and beef have made Americans uneasy at the grocery store. Even before this summer’s warning about salmonella-tainted tomatoes and jalapenos, three-quarters of Americans were more concerned about food safety than they were five years ago.
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Currents: September 2008
Florida: Beating Back the Bottlers, Citizens Initiative to Appear on Akron Ballot, FLOW Coming to a Theater Near You, A Good Year for Water in the California Legislature, Food & Water Watch Makes a Splash at Slow Food Nation
Read MoreFood Alert: Summer 2008
The Battle Over Milk Labels, At Long Last... The 2007 Farm Bill Is Passed, Congress Under Pressure to Lift Ban on Chinese Poultry, What's Behind the Global Food Crisis? Tell USDA: Children Deserve Safe Milk
Read MoreCurrents: July 2008
Nestlé Plan on Hold in Southern Maine, California Governor Aims to Derail Bottled Water Bill, What's Lurking in Your Soap?, Don't Fall for Corporate Spin: Bottled Water Brings Few Jobs... Currents is our newsletter about water privatization, featuring community news, legislative updates and action alerts.
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