- Agriculture, Food & Human Values Society (AFHVS) Professional society for interdisciplinary study of local and regional food systems, alternative food movements, sustainability, and justice; meets annually with the Association for the Study of Food and Society.
- Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) Academic society to promote the interdisciplinary study of food and society: resources on food studies grants, books, syllabi, programs
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Advocates to improve policies in nutrition and health; publishes Nutrition Action
- Civil Eats Award-winning journalism about critical issues in food and agriculture
- ConscienHealth Ted Kyle’s daily analysis of issues related to obesity, invaluable for his insight, intellectual rigor, and compassion.
- Environmental Working Group (EWG) Reports and advocates about pesticides and toxic contaminants in food; publishes Dirty Dozen
- Farm Action Farmer-led watchdog organization advocating for accountability from government and large agricultural corporations.
- Food and Water Watch Advocates for safety and public control of food and water
- Food Fix Food reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich’s newsletter on federal food policy issues. Requires paid subscription, but worth every penny for her sources and insight.
- Food Navigator USA One of a series of deeply informative food-industry newsletters analyzing food issues. Registration required. Others can be accessed at https://www.william-reed.com/
- Food Safety Law Bill Marler, a lawyer who has handled food safety cases for years, writes about safety hazards and scandals, and how to prevent them.
- Food Safety News Daily reports and analyses on ongoing food safety issues: outbreaks, recalls, regulations, lawsuits
- Food Tank Advocates for food system change; provides lists of food advocacy groups; brings food movement groups together.
- Genetically modified foods (GMOs) The FDA puts information about approved GMO foods at this site.
- Hagstrom Report Washington insider Jerry Hagstrom’s daily summary of “agriculture news as it happens.” Requires paid subscription (worth it).
- Healthy Food America Advocates for change in food and agriculture policy
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Advocates for fair agriculture policies for family farms and rural communties
- Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State Works on helping farmers make a living while conserving natural resources.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Advocates for sustainable fisheries; produces guides to fish choices
- National Food Museum This is the new project of Michael Jacobson, founder and former president of CSPI. It is still virtual, but worth supporting.
- Nourish Science Policy advocacy for strengthening federal food regulation, research, and assistance
- Petfood Industry High-quality Information, news, and analysis about pet food, essential for anyone interested in the connection between food supplies for animals and people.
- U Conn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health Research and policy advocacy for food security, improved diets, and dietary equity, and against weight bias.
- Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Puts science to work on issues related to climate change, food sustainability, and corporate misinformation.
- US Right to Know Investigates food and agrichemical industries, their influence on media, regulators and policy makers, and their impacts on public health.
- USDA Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System Invaluable data on the amounts of specific foods produced in the US, less exports, plus imports, per capita. Also provides archived data for nutrients.
- USDA Food Consumption and Nutrient Intake Data Data are for 2015-2018 and are not comparable to previous data.
- USDA Tables of Food Composition Authoritative source for nutrient composition of food
by Marion Nestle
