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FDA's proposed Standard of Ingredient elimination list is appropriate — so far - Investigate Midwest

You may have never heard of benzoic acid. White, odorless and tasteless, it became the preservative of choice around 1900 for many U.S. ketchup producers. By 1910, it is estimated that sodium benzoate (benzoic acid’s salt) was an ingredient in $60 million worth of food products produced in the U.S. But as usage of sodium benzoate increased, a debate was raging over whether it was safe for human consumption. In 1901, the National Association of S…United States · United States Read Article

Faster lines, less federal oversight and rising risks at US pork and poultry plants - Investigate Midwest

A pig’s head arrives in front of Christopher Lopez. He knows the drill: cut into the area behind the ears, find two small lymph nodes and incise them three or four times each. Check the nose and mouth for signs of disease — six to nine seconds to finish the inspection. Wash the gloves and sanitize the knives. One to two seconds to breathe. Another head is already coming. For a year and seven months, Lopez performed procedures like this for 10 …United States · United States Read Article

Outrage in Iowa – Residents demand action to clean up dangerously polluted water

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

DES MOINES, Iowa — Several hundred Iowa residents gathered in the state capital this week, calling on public officials – and each other – to take swift action against dangerously polluted water supplies that are closely linked to the state’s powerful agricultural industry. Some attendees drove for hours from rural farmsteads for the Aug. 4 event, squeezing into a packed auditorium on the campus of Drake University to listen to a team of scienti…Des Moines, Iowa · Des Moines See the Story

Mar-Jac Poultry, Chick-fil-A's chicken provider, fined for child labor - Investigate Midwest

Three things to know One of Chick-fil-A’s major poultry providers, Mar-Jac Poultry, was fined $385,000 for illegally employing children as young as 13 at its Alabama facility. 14- and 15-year-olds worked overnight shifts and performed hazardous tasks, including eviscerating poultry and operating forklifts. 16-year-old Duvan Tomas Perez died in 2023 while cleaning machinery at Mar-Jac’s Mississippi plant. He is one of two workers who died at the …Jasper, Alabama · Jasper Read Article

Jack Link’s Beef: How the Minnesota Snack Giant Is Lobbying Trump and Fighting the MAHA Movement

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

A sasquatch display at the Jack Link's corporate headquarters in Minneapolis. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Investigate Midwest)Jack Link’s, the world’s largest manufacturer of meat snacks, has spent years integrating itself into the country’s cultural and political arenas. Riding a wave of protein-crazed consumers and a booming snack industry, the company’s iconic Sasquatch marketing campaign has helped its products become a staple in gas stations, g…MAHA · Minong See the Story

Democratic National Committee Chair Hears About Impacts of LA Immigration Raids

64% Center coverage: 11 sources

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin was in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 30, where he met with more than a dozen community members who said their communities have been harmed by the widespread immigration raids and mass deportations called by the Trump administration. The roundtable, hosted by L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis at an East L.A. restaurant, was an opportunity for Martin, who is traveling through California and Oregon t…Immigration · California See the Story

Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation

47% Center coverage: 282 sources

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