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Our Best Food and Farm Labor Reporting of 2023

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Over the course of the year we reported on industry efforts to roll back hard-won gains on the minimum wage and efforts to build paths to citizenship for immigrants, risks from extreme weather due to climate change, and the perilous nature of work in seafood and animal agriculture. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again.

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Senator Cory Booker Says FDA Proposal Could Worsen Antibiotic Resistance

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On Tuesday, Booker sent a letter to commissioner Robert Califf expressing concerns about changes to “duration limits” in the FDA’s revised guidance on antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Of course, regulating animal agriculture is not a popular issue in Washington, D.C., A Groundbreaking Partnership Offers a Solution.