And this stage is becoming even more energy-intensive, thanks to ultra-processed foods and longer supply chains. Food-related plastics and fertilizers together represent 40% of petrochemical products.
On average, the two federal agencies that oversee the U.S. food supply - the FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture - announce more than 300 food recalls and alerts each year.
"The U.S. food supply remains one of the safest in the world," FDA officials said in a statement. RELATED: Here's what may be behind the deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak People might be alarmed ...
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In the next 30 years, food supply and food security will be severely threatened if little or no action is taken to address climate change and the food system's vulnerability to climate change.