Sam Bloch

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Sam Bloch is a staff writer for The Counter.

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@samkbloch
A tomato greenhouse in Michigan, where farms and meatpackers must test all employees for Covid-19 (August 2020)
In a first, Michigan orders farms and meatpacking plants to test workers for Covid-19
Health
by Sam Bloch
08.10.2020
Health
botanist examines seeds from an unsolicited package of seeds under a microscope August 2020
Free stuff? Or agro-terrorism? How the “mystery seeds” sent to U.S. mailboxes by China reveal American vulnerabilities
Environment
by Sam Bloch
08.05.2020
Environment
workers wait in line to enter Tysons Foods pork processing plant Logansport, Ind., Thursday, May 7, 2020
Three months after chairman of the board warns “the food supply chain is breaking,” Tyson announces it will test employees in all facilities
Health
by Sam Bloch
07.31.2020
Health
A Tyson Foods semi truck on Interstate 80 near North Platte. Tyson Foods is a multi national food processor. July 2020
Consumer groups challenge “deceptive” Tyson ads that brag about worker safety
Politics
by Sam Bloch
07.30.2020
Politics
closeup of Senator Elizabeth Warren in red July 2020
Meat companies refuse to get specific about Covid-19 caseloads, record exports during height of pandemic
Politics
by Sam Bloch
07.27.2020
Politics
Poultry plant with several chickens in line. July 2020
7 ways the Trump administration has deregulated the food system during the Covid-19 pandemic
Politics
by Jessica Fu + Sam Bloch
07.23.2020
Politics
Protesters walk down Central Park West carrying signs for the Strike for Black Lives July 2020
Thousands of food workers walk off the job in a “Strike for Black Lives”
Business
by Sam Bloch
07.17.2020
Business
Dufurrena Holloway fire Maggie Creek 2012
Ranchers say they can graze away wildfires. Environmentalists beg to differ.
Environment
by Sam Bloch
07.09.2020
Environment
Tyson headquarters in Springdale, Ark. July 2020
In Arkansas, increasing pressure on Tyson Foods and Governor Hutchinson to protect workers’ lives
Business
by Sam Bloch
07.07.2020
Business