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Food Safety

APHA is dedicated to promoting public health through the protection of America’s food supply. 

 

APHA Policies

  • Ensuring the Safety of the Food Supply in the United States (#9907) 
  • Protection of the Public against Foods and Beverages That Are Unfit for Human Consumption (Position Paper #7925)
  • Use of Food Irradiation as an Adjunct to Sanitation and HACCP Procedures to Improve Safety (#9805)
  • Discontinuing the Use of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Agriculture (#200112)
  • The Management of Pesticides (Position Paper #7435)
  • Affirming the Importance of Regulating Pesticide Exposures to Protect Public Health (#20008)
  • Support of the Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods (#200111)
  • Precautionary Moratorium on New Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (#20037)
  • Toxic Chemicals in Agricultural Products (#8726)

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