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Scientists Say New Farm Chemical 'Will Cause Disease and Illness'

Amy Standen, California Watch. June 15, 2010.

Strawberry growers are planning to fumigate their crops with methyl iodide, a carcinogen and neurotoxin that can cause miscarriages and other medical problems.

Human Rights With Your Food: Farm Workers March in Florida for Living Wages

Andrew Stelzer, IPS News. April 21, 2010.

Farmworkers are calling on supermarket giant Publix to pay them a penny more for every pound of tomatoes they pick, which would almost double their meager wages.

One Company Thinks They've Created Fast Food With a Conscience -- Are They Right?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. February 9, 2010.

Chipotle has a great record when it comes to buying more sustainable ingredients, but it has done one thing that has human rights activists howling.

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