USDA Inspector General Probes COVID-19 Protection of Meat Inspectors
The investigation comes in response to a request from Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado.
The Inside Story of the School Groundskeeper Who Took on Monsanto
Carey Gillam’s new book offers an up-close look at Lee Johnson’s landmark legal victory against the agrochemical giant everyone loves to hate.
Taking It to the Street: Food Vending During and After COVID-19
Efforts to expand street food vending can help keep the most vulnerable people out of poverty.
Congress Is Investigating Meatpacking Plants for COVID-19 Safety Violations
Meatpacking plants have been hubs of the virus’s spread over the past year.
EPA Announces Plan to Regulate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
But does it go far enough? Biden has promised to address the issue.
Court Orders School Lunch Supplier to Stop Selling ‘Adulterated’ Juice
Valley Processing was selling juice with inorganic arsenic and patulin toxins, according to the FDA.
Federal Meat Plant Inspectors Reportedly Told to Work Despite COVID-19 Exposure
A report finds that the FSIS is scarily lax about COVID-19 protocols for inspectors.
New York State Bans ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Food Packaging
The state will become the third to ban these chemicals in some form.
Farmworker Groups Ask for Prioritization in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Farmworkers are at high risk in several different ways, and are unquestionably essential workers.
