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- 1. Market Control by Top Four Firms www.foodandwaterwatch.org Sources: Hendrickson Heffernan; Census Bureau; Supermarket News, most recent data available.
- 2. Walmart and the Food System U.S. Stores: 3,804 U.S. Employees: 1.4 million 2010 grocery sales: $140 billion Annual beef purchases: 1 billion pounds WM control >50 % grocery sales: 29 markets www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 3. Top 4 Dinner Manufacturers (2010) Source: Grocery Headquarters 2011 www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 4. Share of U.S. Seafood Consumption Source: Congressional Research Service; NOAA www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 5. Chemicals Tested for by FDA Chemical Year FDA Human Health Common Started Hazards Aquaculture Fish Testing Chloramphenicol 2002 Aplastic anemia, Shrimp, crab, (AB) potential carcinogen, crayfish antibiotic resistance Nitrofurans (AB) 2004 Potential carcinogen, Shrimp antibiotic resistance Quinolones (AB) 2003/2004 Antibiotic resistance Catfish, salmon, shrimp, tilapia Malachite Green 2005 Potential carcinogen Catfish, eel, salmon (AF) Gentian Violet (AF) 2006 Potential carcinogen Catfish, eel, salmon www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 6. The New Food Inspector: You Lacking Faith in Government, Shoppers Are Educating Themselves As Never Before Washington Post, 1/30/08 www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 7. What do consumers want to know? Who? What? Ingredients Where? Country of Origin When? Sell by/Use by dates How? Processes & Technologies www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 8. Which Labels to Believe? www.foodandwaterwatch.org
- 9. What makes a good food label? Meaningful Accurate Credible/Transparent Discrete www.foodandwaterwatch.org