Government Accountability Project

Food safety may not be dominating headlines, but it's essential for keeping nutritious food on our tables and holding corporations accountable for preventing food-borne illnesses.

Over the years, we’ve pushed for food safety in a variety of cases:

🥬 This April, we filed a lawsuit against USDA for withholding records about known food supply contamination caused by Norfolk Southern’s 2023 train derailment in , OH. The USDA failed to notify residents about the risks of consuming garden produce or local game.

🐣 We represented poultry whistleblower Craig Watts in court, who exposed Purdue’s unsafe poultry containment practices that increased risk of salmonella. His disclosure also revealed the predatory debt practices and "tournament system" farmers face, as well as the urgent need for accountability in the poultry industry.

🥛 As part of the Make It Safe Coalition, we’re demanding government action to protect the safety of infant formula, in light of recent botulism outbreaks linked to formula brands such as ByHeart.

Access to safe and nutritious food is a right—not a privilege.


Learn more about East Palestine, OH food contamination: https://whistleblower.org/press/usda-records-reveal-withheld-food-safety-risks-in-east-palestine/

Learn more about Craig Watts: https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/climate-news-fairmont-farmers-defiant-stand-against-poultry-industrys-uneven-playing-field/

Learn more about infant formula safety: https://whistleblower.org/in-the-news/food-safety-news-coalition-of-consumer-advocates-demands-action-on-infant-formula/