Beyond Pesticides

USDA Monitoring Report Declares Pesticide Residues in Food Supply Safe, Despite Science to the Contrary

USDA finds that over 57% of tested commodities contain at least one pesticide and that less than one percent of detected ...
NPR

As USDA begins gathering data on food stamp recipients, it widens its ask of states

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling states to begin turning over sensitive data on applicants to the food assistance program previously known as food stamps. The agency has recently expanded ...
csis.org

The Last U.S. Hunger Data: What We Lose with the Termination of the USDA’s Household Food Security in the United States Report

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its Household Food Security in the United States report, assessing that 13.7 percent of U.S. households were food insecure in 2024, ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal

'Failure to comply': USDA sends formal warning to Kansas after SNAP data denial

The USDA has threatened to withhold funding from Kansas due to the state's refusal to provide SNAP applicant data. Kansas DCF cites privacy and security concerns as reasons for not sharing the data.
NPR

At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA

Since late July, most Democratic-led states have refused to give in to an unprecedented demand from the Trump administration to turn over personal information on federal food assistance recipients ...