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Monday, August 31, 2026

By Public News Service Monday, August 31, 2026

Fallout from the cyclospora outbreaks

USA/Food Outbreaks— By Laura Hatch, producer, Greater Dakota News Service, bureau of Public News Service. After this summer’s cyclospora outbreaks across the U.S., small farm advocates want regulators to support regional food producers instead of corporations. Investigators traced the outbreaks to Taylor Farms of Mexico, which supplied lettuce to fast food chains, other restaurants and grocery stores. National […]

Thursday, August 29, 2024

By Public News Service Thursday, August 29, 2024

Fast food jobs increase in CA despite rising minimum wage

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. New data shows fast food jobs have been on the upswing in the four months since the minimum wage in the sector went from $16 to $20 an hour. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found California added 11,000 new fast-food jobs from April to July and showed increases […]