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Covering a global pandemic through the lens of food.

Covid-19 outbreaks keep sidelining vessels owned by one of Seattle’s largest fishing companies. No one’s entirely sure why.

08.05.2020
Baylen J. Linnekin
Smithfield Foods used a newspaper ad to attack the media. Here’s how it’s done—and why—in 12 tweets.
08.04.2020
by The Counter
Three months after chairman of the board warns “the food supply chain is breaking,” Tyson announces it will test employees in all facilities
07.31.2020
by Sam Bloch
Consumer groups challenge “deceptive” Tyson ads that brag about worker safety
07.30.2020
by Sam Bloch
A few farmers get huge USDA relief payments while many struggle for pennies
07.30.2020
by H. Claire Brown
Meat companies refuse to get specific about Covid-19 caseloads, record exports during height of pandemic
07.27.2020
by Sam Bloch
Beef packers’ profit margins reached historic levels during the height of Covid-19 plant shutdowns
07.24.2020
by Jessica Fu
7 ways the Trump administration has deregulated the food system during the Covid-19 pandemic
07.23.2020
by Jessica Fu + Sam Bloch
Congress is negotiating the next round of Covid-19 aid. Here’s what that means for the food industry.
07.21.2020
by H. Claire Brown