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We tracked a 4th of July BBQ from farm to plate and found a system that exposed thousands to the coronavirus. According to our analysis, around 1,000 workers would have tested positive and at least four would have died to produce that meal: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/july-4th-barbecue-food-coronavirus
Worried about putting themselves and restaurant staff at risk, many opt to eat at home. But behind what might seem like the safer, more ethical option is a supply chain made up of low-paid workers who risk getting sick in fields, packhouses, slaughterhouses, and grocery stores.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Across the country, we found that companies failed to require masks, build protective barriers, or arrange testing until after outbreaks had spread through the workforce.
Some workers in this chain still do not get sick pay, forcing them to choose between spreading the virus or missing out on paychecks — between feeding your family and exposing their own.
“Every plate of food reflects a disturbing reality,” @BernieSanders told BuzzFeed News. “Food-supply workers — from farmworkers to grocery store clerks — are risking their lives every day to keep us fed, often in unsafe conditions, and far too often making starvation wages.”
