Tom Polansek

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7 01, 2021

Smithfield Foods Prepares For Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution to U.S. Employees

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Smithfield Foods Prepares For Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution to U.S. Employees

CHICAGO, Jan 6 — Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees and has medical capabilities at its U.S. plants. Meatpacking workers were among the groups hit hardest …

28 10, 2020

EPA Approves Use of Bayer Weed Killer For Five Years

By | October 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on EPA Approves Use of Bayer Weed Killer For Five Years

CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer AG and other companies, after a U.S. appeals court blocked …

28 08, 2020

Black Farmers Sue to Force Roundup Weedkiller Ban or Product Warnings

By | August 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Black Farmers Sue to Force Roundup Weedkiller Ban or Product Warnings

A group of Black U.S. farmers filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday, seeking to force Bayer AG to either stop selling its widely used weedkiller Roundup or roll out new product warnings. The National Black Farmers Association’s filing is the …

28 05, 2020

Tyson Foods to Close Iowa Meat Plant as More Workers Catch COVID-19

By | May 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tyson Foods to Close Iowa Meat Plant as More Workers Catch COVID-19

Tyson Foods Inc. said on Thursday it will temporarily close an Iowa pork plant due to the coronavirus pandemic, a month after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered slaughterhouses to stay open to protect the country’s food supply. Meat processors like …

31 01, 2020

EPA Again Declares Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Not Carcinogenic

By | January 31st, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on EPA Again Declares Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Not Carcinogenic

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate, the most widely used weed killer in the United States, is not a carcinogen. The conclusion reaffirms the agency’s stance on glyphosate, the key …