Fixing our food system would be similar to weaning ourselves of our addiction to oil, Roberts says.
This group is just a sampling of the millions around the globe working to improve our food system.
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What's the plan for reducing vulnerability of our food system to climatic extremes?
Although unique in some important ways, our struggle to create a food system that keeps our bodies, minds, culture and economies strong is shared by communities throughout the United States and across the globe.
Our community-based food system in Milwaukee is not dependent in the same way as the industrial system on oil prices, and we are able to feed healthy food to rich and poor alike.
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If anything, this most recent outbreak in Europe points to how strong our own food-safety system is, and not just because the nationwide reach and capabilities of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control is unmatched elsewhere in the world.
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Others collect other places in the food system and our bodies.
The emergency food system will be there for our neighbors in dire times, but we that system must function alongside our wonderful federal nutrition assistance programs that the people of the United States have demanded and developed over the years.
There is still much to be done, but what has happened today marks a significant step forward, toward a food system that puts the health of our children first.
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The representative said Tropicana is "safe, " that PepsiCo has a "food safety system designed to ensure the safety of our products, " and reiterated that the company will follow the FDA's guidance.
Yet, for food safety activists and regulators, the fundamental problem with our regulatory system transcends such specific instances.
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But critics question the sustainability of such a system, arguing that small farms simply cannot meet our nation's food demands efficiently.
As Salmonella rates continue to stagnate, we look forward to CSPI's support, and the support of other groups committed to food safety, of our efforts to reduce this dangerous foodborne pathogen, including modernization of the poultry inspection system.
"Our prevention system warns the people, " she told Brazilian media in Rome after a meeting the head of Food and Agriculture Organization, fellow Brazilian Jose Graziano.
Perhaps the biggest obstacle to the buy-local movement, said Yonkers, is our nation's deep reliance on an industrial agricultural system, and a population accustomed to having all types of food available at all times, no matter what the season.
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