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A thread where I collect info about ongoing food production disruptions, Covid-related & otherwise.
#CovidFoodSecurity
#CovidFoodSecurity
"âA perfect stormâ: US facing hunger crisis as demand for food banks soars"
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/02/us-food-banks-coronavirus-demand-unemployment?__twitter_impression=true
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/02/us-food-banks-coronavirus-demand-unemployment?__twitter_impression=true
"Food security experts warn of supply shortages, higher prices due to global pandemic"
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5520492?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5520492?__twitter_impression=true
"FDA Suspends Routine Food Inspections Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. About 77 percent of the U.S. food supply is regulated by the FDA"
https://www.eater.com/platform/amp/2020/3/23/21191632/fda-routine-food-surveillance-inspections-suspended-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.eater.com/platform/amp/2020/3/23/21191632/fda-routine-food-surveillance-inspections-suspended-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2020/04/03/826006362/food-shortages-nope-too-much-food-in-the-wrong-places?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2020/04/03/826006362/food-shortages-nope-too-much-food-in-the-wrong-places?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews
Scottish fishermen turn to food banks as Covid-19 devastates industry
#CovidFoodSecurity
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/10/scottish-fishermen-turn-to-food-banks-as-covid-19-devastates-industry?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco&__twitter_impression=true
#CovidFoodSecurity
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/10/scottish-fishermen-turn-to-food-banks-as-covid-19-devastates-industry?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco&__twitter_impression=true
"itâs not always possible to maintain six feet of social distancing while producing food, as the FDA notes. And the farm population in the U.S. is rapidly aging, which puts them at further risk of coronavirus."
https://www.vice.com/amp/en_ca/article/akw9j5/essential-farm-workers-are-putting-food-on-your-table-with-no-insurance-no-sick-pay-and-few-safety-regulations?utm_campaign=sharebutton&__twitter_impression=true
https://www.vice.com/amp/en_ca/article/akw9j5/essential-farm-workers-are-putting-food-on-your-table-with-no-insurance-no-sick-pay-and-few-safety-regulations?utm_campaign=sharebutton&__twitter_impression=true
"Dairy farmers dumping milk as demand drops. With restaurant and commercial demand down, farmers are forced to take rare step"
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5521248?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5521248?__twitter_impression=true
"Coronavirus could double number of people going hungry"
#CovidFoodSecurity
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-could-double-number-of-people-going-hungry?__twitter_impression=true
#CovidFoodSecurity
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-could-double-number-of-people-going-hungry?__twitter_impression=true
'"If weâre essential, we need help, because weâre the people feeding the country,â says Eugenia Gonzales.' https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/2020/04/farmworkers-risk-coronavirus-infection-keep-us-fed
"Already at high risk of disease and early death, workers are especially prone to respiratory illnesses, setting them up for the worst ravages of the coronavirus" https://www.google.com/amp/s/insideclimatenews.org/news/03042020/covid-farmworkers-california-climate-change-agriculture%3famp
#CovidFoodSecurity https://vtdigger.org/2020/04/06/covid-19-delays-arrival-of-temporary-farm-workers-from-jamaica/
"state health officials confirmed more than 80 positive cases of the virus at the Sioux Falls meatpacking plant" https://amp.argusleader.com/amp/5124387002?__twitter_impression=true
