Food
A tribute to cabbage and its harvesters
July 5, 2018However we eat it cabbage, and for whatever reason, it all comes out of this field and others like it.
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L.A. Times Food Bowl: Beyond elitist culinary excursions
April 20, 2018“No one needs another food event that’s just concentrated on ‘fancy’ stuff," says L.A. Times food editor Amy Scattergood. This year's L.A. Food Bowl promises to be anything but.
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Trump proposes ending speed limits on pork processing lines
March 13, 2018“The proposed swine inspection modernization rule is another example of the administration’s unacceptable prioritization of profits over the safety of American workers and consumers.”
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UFCW, top anti-poverty group oppose chicken industry speed-up scheme
October 20, 2017The poultry processors also say their no-speed-limit demand “is consistent with” the GOP Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda.
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Georgia Republican demands chicken processing line speed-up; unions hit back
August 25, 2017GOP Rep. Doug Collins wants every poultry worker to process a shocking 175 birds per minute—or 3 birds per second. Unions and consumer groups say no.
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