You cannot slaughter animals without workers to do the work, and you cannot sell meat without inspectors.
We need to protect both workers and inspectors or we will see more plants shutter and our grocery stores empty.
Forcing workers and inspectors to work unprotected is not the answer.
According to the New York Times,
You could solve one outbreak by vaccinating the homeless against Hepatitis A (there is one available) and providing then adequate bathroom facilities.
We are likely a year out for a Coronavirus vaccine. You could help mitigate the spread by providing the homeless with homes, food and health care.
Being a good human is good for
Quality Assurance and Food Safety Magazine
April 3, 2020
Photos by Jake Gravbrot
On one hand: “You have to recognize what an amazing job food production is doing in the world, especially in the U.S. Given the amount of people that we feed, the relative safety of the food
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell and Leader Schumer,
As Congress develops urgently needed additional legislation to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislators must do much more to ensure that healthy, safe and affordable food is available to all, and to minimize the challenges facing farmers, food workers and farmworkers who are
During this time of COVID I am spending far less time in airports, conference rooms and courtrooms, so I had some time to finally go through some papers left when my mom died a few years ago. I found the below in her “treasures.” I am not sure when I wrote this, but I am
Thanks Dr. Chapman and NC State.
Jenny Schell posted a great piece at Coronavirus Blog:
Along with every crisis there are those who look to exploit the general panic that comes with it. From fake cures and tests to hoarding and price-gouging, law enforcement have seen any number of reprehensible actions taken by individuals across the country. See Department of
Dear Marler Clark Clients:
We first want to wish you, your family and friends health during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also want to encourage all to continue social distancing to the greatest extent possible with proper hand-washing and cleaning. If you are ill, please self-isolate. The goal here is to avoid overwhelming our health care
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
Today I did a mediation via Zoom. I must admit, as a person that likes personal contact, talking by video with a former judge, insurance carriers, defense lawyers and clients, about a child that nearly died from complications of an E. coli
Update: We added a donation to Bainbridge Island Helpline House Food Bank last night, and over the coming days, weeks and months, we will do more to help our communities.
Also, all Marler Clark staff are working from home except we will try having one person come in daily to deal with mail. We have
