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GAO recommends EPA track use of pesticide information for farmworkers

By Dan Flynn on January 18, 2021

Farmworkers exposed to agricultural pesticides need additional information on how to protect themselves, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Since 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had a Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for …
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On the front lines of food safety — farmworkers have your back

By Cookson Beecher on March 24, 2017

EFI strawberry pickerWho better than the people in the front lines to recognize and call out the enemy?

That’s the underlying strategy of an approach to food safety that relies on farmworkers to spot possible problems in…
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Food safety initiative puts farmworkers front and center

By Cookson Beecher on May 18, 2016

When the topic is food safety, the first things that might come to mind for many are the farmers growing the food, the stores selling the food, and even the public health scientists who are…
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Farmworkers will help you comply, if you help them

By Peter O'Driscoll on January 20, 2016

In today’s fresh produce supply chain, foodborne illness is a major challenge for growers and retailers who take pride in providing nutritious and healthful fruits and vegetables to consumers. The industry has made significant strides…
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An Earth Day Suggestion to Protect our Planet, Farmworkers and Families

By Bruce Goldstein on April 22, 2014

(This was published April 22, 2014, on The Hill’s Congress blog and is reposted here with permission of the author.) Each Earth Day, we are inundated by advertising and other pronouncements with ways to help…
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