Tell Congress it's time to get farm worker input on e-coli outbreaks
In recent months, there have been numerous alarming stories in the news media about occurrences of food-borne illness caused by fresh produce. Just last week, there was a new incident regarding people getting sick from Taco Bell and the lettuce they used. This incident has sickened 71 people in five states, causing kidney failure in some victims.
Federal officials are investigating this E-coli outbreak. A few months ago, residents of 21 states got salmonella poisoning from tainted tomatoes served at restaurants. In the most widespread incident, Calif. spinach contaminated with E. coli sickened more than 200 people in 26 states, killing three.
Farm worker voices have been absent from media coverage and the policy debate. It's time to hear from the people who labor daily in our fields and see what occurs day in and day out.
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