Speaking Up on GMO Labeling
BlogFriday, March 28, 2014Over the past few months, we’ve been collecting petitions from Stop & Shop customers across the state, calling on Stop & Shop to label their store-brand products that...
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Stop the Overuse of Antibiotics
When big farming operations discovered that giving antibiotics to healthy animals could prevent illness while making them fatter, faster, many of them started putting antibiotics into the daily feed of...
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Ending the Abuse of Antibiotics in Livestock Production
Released by: ConnPIRG Education Fund Release date: Tuesday, August 5, 2014Stop the SuperbugsWhite Paper - Ending the Abuse of Antibiotics.pdfWhile antibiotics today seem an indelible part of the lives...
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For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 5, 2014Hartford, CT - Local doctors called upon the Obama Administration today to immediately restrict the use of antibiotics on factory farms when animals are...
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Weak Medicine
Released by: ConnPIRG Education Fund Release date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014Weak Medicine ConnPIRG.pdfMillions of Americans rely on antibiotics every year to treat infections, but unfortunately,...
View ArticleSome Good, Some Bad in Obama Executive Order on Protecting Antibiotics
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 18, 2014Michael RussoToday, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order – Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. While the order takes several...
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Prescription For Change
Released by: ConnPIRG and Consumers Union Release date: Thursday, October 23, 2014Prescription For Change.pdfA pillar of modern medicine, antibiotics save millions of lives each year. Due to their...
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Prescription for Change
Released by: ConnPIRG, Consumers Union Release date: Thursday, October 23, 2014New Poll Reveals Overwhelming Majority of Doctors Concerned About Antibiotics Use on Healthy Food AnimalsPrescription For...
View ArticleNew Poll Reveals Overwhelming Majority of Doctors Concerned About Antibiotics...
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 23, 2014Hartford, CT - The overwhelming majority of doctors--a total of 93 percent--are concerned about the common meat industry practice of using antibiotics...
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Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics on Factory Farms
Our Health at RiskIf you're like most Americans, you have probably relied on antibiotics to treat an illness. Maybe it was a simple ear infection, or strep throat. Or maybe you, or someone in your...
View ArticleStop & Shop, label GMOs
BlogMonday, March 10, 2014Saturday, March 8th, was the one year anniversary of Whole Food’s announcement that they will voluntarily label GMOs in products sold in their stores by 2018. It’s a step...
View ArticleHartford Consumers Call on Stop & Shop to Label GMOs
For Immediate Release Monday, March 10, 2014Consumers and health advocates launched a campaign calling on Stop & Shop to label its store-brand products for ingredients derived from genetically...
View ArticleMcDonald’s announces plan to cut overuse of antibiotics in chicken
For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 4, 2015McDonald’s announced a new policy today to curb the overuse of antibiotics in raising the chickens that ultimately become McNuggets or other McDonald’s...
View ArticleSome Good, Some Bad in Obama Administration Plan to Protect Antibiotics
Friday, March 27, 2015Today, the National Task Force for Combatting Resistant Bacteria released a five-year action plan to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. While the plan will take...
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Subway Public Letter
Public Health ConnPIRG Education Fund Serve Meat Raised Without Routine Use of Antibiotics Resource file download SubwayCampaign_PublicLetter FINAL FORMAT-1.pdf
View ArticleBroad Array of Public Interest Groups Call on Subway, the World’s Largest...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015Evan PrestonFor Immediate ReleaseContact: Evan Preston, ConnPIRG State Director, 217-370-1390 evan@connpirg.org Broad Array of Public Interest Groups Call on Subway, the World’s...
View ArticleVictory: Subway Commits to Help Save Antibiotics
Tuesday, October 20, 2015Today, Subway announced its plan to phase out antibiotics use from its entire meat supply. Their commitment begins with chicken in 2016, expands to turkey in 2017, and promises...
View ArticleA Sub-stantial Achievement
Thursday, October 22, 2015We did it. Two days back, on October 20, Subway announced its plan to phase out antibiotics from its entire meat supply.This huge victory is no small achievement.Our campaign...
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Buying Guide: Meat Raised Without Antibiotics
Public HealthAntibiotic resistance is a serious and growing threat to public health. The World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and experts across the globe warn that...
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Buying Guide: Meat Raised Without Antibiotics
Release date: Friday, November 13, 2015Buying Guide.pdfAntibiotic resistance is a serious and growing threat to public health. The World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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