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The Food Group Experts All Agree Upon

Fruits and veggies comprise the only food group that health experts universally agree we should all eat more of every day for improved health and a longer life. Take a minute to think…

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While Activists Attempt to Heighten Concern, Let’s Take a Look At the Science

To capitalize on recent events and the current political climate, certain activist groups have sought to inflame health concerns about minute levels of residues on produce as well as raise…

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Promoting Facts, Not Fears To Guide Shopping Choices

Whether real or perceived, fear is an emotion that can affect our thinking and decision-making in sometimes negative ways, leaving us susceptible to our emotions and reactions. In the case…

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New Web Section Shares Reassuring Facts That Help Alleviate Safety Fears

Peer reviewed research has shown how safety fears may be a new barrier to increasing produce consumption. Concerned with the potential impact of negative and confusing messaging carried by…

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Web Pages Simplify Complex Produce Safety Regulations

Information about laws and regulations governing the approval and use of organic and conventional pesticides is often confusing and complex. That’s why the Alliance for Food and…

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Advancing Credible Safety Facts to Positively Impact Healthy Eating

Despite two peer reviewed studies showing the potential negative impact on consumers of fear-based messaging about produce safety, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has resorted to even more…

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New Study Touts Benefit of Increased Produce Consumption

On the very same day the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released their annual “dirty dozen” list (March 9), which inaccurately calls popular and safe fruits and veggies “…

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Two Studies May Show Negative Impact of Confusing Safety Messaging

There has been a lot of recent attention on peer reviewed research published in Nutrition Today which found that fear-based messaging about produce safety and residues resulted in low income…

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EWG Must Address Lack of Science, Role In Creating Safety Fears

There are now two peer reviewed studies from respected academic institutions (Johns Hopkins and Illinois Institute of Technology) with similar conclusions about how negative and confusing safety…

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For the Benefit of Consumers, It’s Time to Promote Positive, Reassuring Information

It is frustrating to see the Environmental Working Group (EWG) still releasing a “dirty dozen” list in 2017. EWG’s “list” has been repeatedly discredited by…

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