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AFF: What EWG doesn’t want you to know: Part 1

As the Environmental Working Group (EWG) prepares to release its so-called “Dirty Dozen” list, which inaccurately disparages popular and more...

1 year ago 3 minute read

AFF: More reasons to throw out produce lists and guides

This is a blog post from the Alliance for Food and Farming on February 20, 2024: You may have heard...

1 year ago 3 minute read

AFF: USDA PDP report shows strong compliance among growers

January 30, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Pesticide Data Program (PDP) report focused on...

1 year ago 3 minute read

AFF refreshes Safefruitsandveggies Website

The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) safefruitsandveggies website has been updated and refreshed to improve user experience and access...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Another study highlights benefits of produce prescriptions

This is a post from the Alliance for Food and Farming on September 12, 2023: Just in time for “National...

2 years ago 2 minute read

AFF hosts sixth Safe Fruit & Veggies farm tour

The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its sixth Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour for registered dietitians, health...

2 years ago 6 minute read

EWG’s Dirty Dozen losing its ability to scare consumers 

The produce industry always dreads the release of the Environmental Working Group’s annual Dirty Dozen, as part of its Shopper’s...

2 years ago 5 minute read

AFF: Reassuring science refutes ‘Dirty Dozen’

The following is a March 15, 2023, blog post from the Alliance for Food and Farming: The safety and nutritional...

2 years ago 3 minute read

AFF: ‘Dirty Dozen’ discredited by peer reviewed research, government data

March 15, 2023 — WATSONVILLE, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Peer reviewed research published in the Journal of Toxicology found...

2 years ago 4 minute read

AFF: Following the ‘Dirty Dozen’ list makes produce bill go up 48%

This is a blog post from the Alliance for Food and Farming on February 22, 2023: First, peer reviewed research...

2 years ago 3 minute read

AFF: USDA pesticide data shows more positive results

In Alliance for Food and Farming blogs over the last decade, this same sentence has been written repeatedly: “The newly...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Blog posts from AFF 2022 Farm Tour guests

We always look forward to learning about the takeaways from the Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) Safe Fruits and...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF hosts fifth farm tour

The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its fifth Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour for registered dietitians, health...

3 years ago 5 minute read

AFF combats attempts to distort FDA’s pesticide residue findings

From the Alliance for Food and Farming: As we shared in a recent blog post, the Federal Food and Drug...

3 years ago 3 minute read

AFF to host fifth farm tour for media, influencers

The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour will take place from September 12-15. The...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF says FDA 2020 pesticide residue report should give consumers confidence

From the Alliance for Food and Farming The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its Pesticide Residue Monitoring...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF research shows importance of produce washing info

During focus groups conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), the importance of washing produce was a recurring...

3 years ago 2 minute read

AFF research shows progress in produce safety

A new consumer research project conducted by the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) shows a 20% decline in overall...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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