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AFF: It’s time to move on from Dirty Dozen

This update was distributed by the Alliance for Food and Farming March 27, 2025: This year, we have enjoyed a...

4 days ago 3 minute read

AFF shows the power of produce in the American diet

Decades of nutritional studies have shown the immense benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.  These benefits...

1 month ago 2 minute read

AFF notes important produce safety takeaways from USDA PDP report

This update was distributed by the Alliance for Food and Farming November 11, 2024: Last week, the U.S. Department of...

5 months ago 3 minute read

AFF’s 7th Influencer Tour highlights work of produce farmers and farm workers

August 16, 2024 — The Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF) hosted its seventh Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour...

8 months ago 6 minute read

Alliance for Food and Farming to host farm tour for media, influencers

The Alliance for Food and Farming’s (AFF) 2024 Safe Fruits and Veggies Farm Tour will take place from August 12-14...

8 months ago 3 minute read

AFF: The impact of nutrition on IQ

Alliance for Food and Farming released this column July 31, 2024: A recent article titled, “Food for Thought – How...

8 months ago 3 minute read

AFF counters another misleading consumer guide to produce

This update was distributed by the Alliance for Food and Farming April 16, 2024. Sorry consumers but you must suffer...

12 months ago 4 minute read

AFF releases expert guide to washing and prepping produce

While there are substantial amounts of peer-reviewed studies which show the safety of organic and conventional produce, consumers who may...

12 months ago 3 minute read

Fighting dirty against the Dirty Dozen

The produce industry has felt attacked by Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, the Dirty Dozen, for...

1 year ago 4 minute read

AFF: What EWG doesn’t want you to know: Part 3

We know – Part 1 and Part 2 covered so much about what the Environmental Working Group (EWG) doesn’t want...

1 year ago 4 minute read

AFF releases ‘A Dozen Reasons’ to enjoy safe and healthy fruits and vegetables

It’s time for the Alliance for Food and Farming’s annual “A Dozen Reasons” list to celebrate the bounty of choices...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Alliance for Food and Farming: Studies, government data discredit ‘Dirty Dozen’ list

March 18, 2024 WATSONVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Peer reviewed research published in the Journal of Toxicology found that the recommendation in the...

1 year ago 4 minute read

AFF: What EWG doesn’t want you to know: Part 2

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

1 year ago 5 minute read

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...

1 year 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
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