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"One of the first moves should have been to protect the food supply, which means protecting the people who work to produce food for all of us."

EXACTLY. And mark my words, we WILL eventually face food shortages because of the decisions that were made.

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Apr 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

under trumputin, FDA has adopted a deregulation strategy (well, frankly, the trumputin administration* has adopted the strategy across the board) so that the products we now buy are inspected less frequently and efficiently, and it has suspended all inspections b/c of the coronavirus: https://www.eater.com/2020/3/23/21191632/fda-routine-food-surveillance-inspections-suspended-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic

it's no surprise they get to do what they want to workers; even as far back as the 1980s, when i was a reporter in DC and familiar with the industry through colleagues, meatpacking companies fought hard against unions and better working conditions

note that more than 40 languages are spoken at the one plant: this is an industry that relies on immigrant labor and if the immigrants are no legal entries, they have even less power vs. the company

anyway, trumputin just wants to be sure he has a steady supply of McDonald's products to satiate his diminished ego until the election

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Apr 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

Bottom line we're all expendable. Workers are not cared for/about. As long as that bottom line stays in the black, that is all that matters. There will probably be a break in the food chain and it will get very scary, more so than now. It would be wonderful if we had leadership in this country. Stay safe everyone.

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Apr 29, 2020Liked by Amee Vanderpool

“ we might miss a piece of meat” when tons are going through the line. I stand with the workers on this 100% Vegetarian is looking good. Thank you Amee its more than the food chain it’s people’s lives

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I gotta say it’s nice to

Wake up to Shero not a lot of blather ! Thank you Amee

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smithfiekd, outside of charlotte, nc has a lake that now runs red, along with teen girls, getting thyroid cancer. teens don't get thyroid cancer.

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