AFF Media Monitoring for 3/15/21

Contaminants

Dangerous Levels of Heavy Metals In Baby Food: USDA and FDA Must Act! - Beyond Pesticides
Farm Labor/Worker Safety

BC Offers Walk-In Vaccination Clinic In Arvin - David Kaplan - Bakersfield Californian
Bill That Would Phase In Overtime Pay For Ag Workers Moves Forward - Jacqueline Allison - Skagit Valley Herald (Washington)
In South Carolina, the Push To Vaccinate Farm Workers Begins - Kate Hidalgo Bellows - Island Packet
More Essential Workers, High Risk Individuals Now Eligible For Covid-19 Vaccine In New Jersey - WPVI (New Jersey)
SVMH Vaccinates Thousands of Monterey County Residents - David Rodriguez - Salinas Californian
General Farming

Farm Bureau Is Suing To Protect Ag Land - San Mateo Daily Journal
New Annual Market Report Shows Dramatic Increase In Produce Sales At Retail In 2020 - Press Release - The Packer
PMA Foodservice Back In Monterey, In Person - Produce News
Health and Nutrition

Industry Viewpoint: When the Pandemic Dust Settles, Where Does the Produce Department Stand - Lesley Daniels - Produce News
Survey Shows How American Food and Grocery Shopping Patterns Have Changed in the Past Year - Press Release - Produce Blue Book
The Pandemic As A Wake Up Call For Personal Health - Jane E. Brody - NY Times
Other COVID 19 News

Biden Announces Vaccine To Be Available To All Starting In May, Here's What Monterey County Is Doing - Angelica Cabral - Salinas Californian
Millions More Californians Will Be Eligible For Covid-19 Vaccine. But They Face Obstacles - Colleen Shalby, Hayley Smith - LA Times
Pesticide Residues

Alliance for Food and Farming Launches #NoMoreDirtyDozen - Brooke Park - The Packer
Despite Significant Criticism, Dirty Dozen List Continues - Perishable News
I'm a Dietitian and I Don't Usually Buy Organic - Here's Why - Jessica Ball, MS, RD - Eating Well
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