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Foreign-born workers were blamed for spreading Covid-19 in meatpacking plants. Their behavior was not the issue, new research suggests.

12.17.2020
H. Claire Brown
FDA approved its first GM pig for consumption, potentially safe for red meat allergy sufferers
12.15.2020
by Jessica Fu
Hunters are helping food banks by donating surplus meat. But while hunger has risen, giving has declined.
12.04.2020
by Sam Bloch
Singapore just became the first nation to approve cell-cultured meat for human consumption
12.03.2020
by Joe Fassler
“It’s a national tragedy”: What a devastating Covid-19 outbreak at a California slaughterhouse reveals about the federal government’s failed pandemic response
11.24.2020
by Nick Roberts + Rosa Amanda Tuirán
Covid-19 made our food system more vulnerable. Turns out it also generated massive amounts of waste.
11.20.2020
by Sam Bloch
Whistleblower says JBS asked employees to pay $100 for Covid-19 tests. Shocker: few participated.
10.27.2020
by H. Claire Brown
The pandemic gave me time to grow, forage, and hunt much of my own food. I will not return to the way things were.
10.02.2020
by Dacia Meneguzzo
Design of South Dakota meatpacking plant contributed to high number of Covid-19 cases, CDC says
09.21.2020
by Pramod Acharya