Welcome to the Alliance for Food and Farming

U.S. farmers produce the safest, most abundant food supply in the world under the strictest government and consumer standards anywhere.

Here you will find information on a host of issues that often appear in the news and call into question the safety of the U.S. food supply. What is the real story? Who can you turn to for expert advice? The Alliance for Food and Farming answers those questions by providing insight into how U.S. farmers produce our nation's food supply, offering scientific information and facts on important food safety issues and supplying resources where you can learn more.

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What's New

  • 7/15/2010 - Expert Panel Review: A Review of the Potential Health Effects of Pesicide Residues on Food
    To ensure their products are as safe as possibe, a group of famers has commissioned a comprehensive review of a report known as the Dirty Dozen list. A panel of five scientists with expertise in toxicology, nutrition and risk assessment were involved in this review. Their findings conclude that the Dirty Dozen list is an impediment to good health because it discourages consumption of fruits and vegetables; the list is misleading to consumers; and there is no scientific evidence the levels of pesticide residues found on produce pose a health risk. Read the full report here or visit www.safefruitsandveggies.com for more information on this important issue.
  • 6/3/2010 - Follow up to Study on ADHD and Pesticides
    The co-author of a study associating pesticide metabolites with ADHD weighs in on media coverage of this report and encourages consumers to continue feeding their children healthy fresh fruits and vegetables.
  • 5/20/2010 - Produce Industry Responds to Study on ADHD
    Media coverage of a study published in the April 2010 issue of "Pediatrics" is misleading consumers to believe the should be concerned about their children's intake of fruits and vegetables because of an association between pesticide residues and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). In truth, the authors of this study did not come to this conclusion and health experts everywhere agree that people should be eating more fruits and vegetables of all kinds. Click above to view a letter from several U.S. produce associations to media reporters which seeks to set the record straight.
  • 3/29/2010 - Analysis of Produce Related Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
    To help guide farmers in their efforts to reduce foodborne illness, the Alliance for Food and Farming has conducted an analysis of Centers for Disease Control data regarding foodborne illness outbreaks from the period of 1990 through 2007. The report shows that 12.3 percent of all foodborne illness outbreaks were associated with produce. Just over 10 percent were associated with improper handling after leaving the farm and 2.2 percent were associated with growing, packing, shipping or processing of produce. The majority of the foodborne illness outbreaks, 88 percent are from non-produce food items.

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  • 3/29/2010 - New Report Identifies Sources of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
    For media: Click above for a press release concerning the Alliance for Food and Farming's new report titled "Analysis of Produce Related Foodborne Illness Outbreaks" released March 29, 2010.