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New study finds PFAS in food wrappers from Chick-fil-A, Burger King, McDonald’s

03.24.2022
H. Claire Brown
Kidney failure, emergency rooms, and medical debt: The unseen costs of food poisoning
01.25.2022
by Maryam Jameel, ProPublica
Study shows Starbucks, Whole Foods employee vaccination rates above 70 percent. Taco Bell, Subway under 50 percent
01.13.2022
by Matthew Sedacca
America’s food safety system failed to stop a salmonella epidemic. It’s still making people sick.
11.09.2021
by Bernice Yeung + Michael Grabell + Irena Hwang + Mollie Simon, ProPublica
USDA study shows working conditions in meatpacking plants likely drove coronavirus outbreaks
10.13.2021
by Amanda Pérez Pintado, Investigate Midwest/Report for America + Madison McVan
Covid-19 safety measures may also have reduced our risk of contracting a foodborne illness
09.24.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
Salmonella: Why it’s a chicken and egg thing
09.16.2021
by Maureen O’Hagan, Knowable Magazine
Bayer will stop selling Roundup for residential use in 2023, an effort to prevent future cancer lawsuits
07.30.2021
by Jessica Fu
The Biden administration has defended Trump’s pesticide decisions
07.12.2021
by Johnathan Hettinger
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