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To: Pollard
"Since farm labor is physically demanding, hired farm workers are usually younger, less educated, white, Hispanic, male, married and more likely to be foreign born. Their economic status, lack of health insurance, as well as cultural and language barriers, prevent large numbers of these workers from obtaining the health care services that they need.

"Farm workers have intimate contact with the fruits and vegetables as they harvest, sort and pack these foods, so worker health and hygiene becomes a matter of concern. Pathogenic organisms of human health significance including Salmonella species, E.coli O157:H7, Shigella, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Hepatitis A, and Norovirus associated with infected farm workers, have been implicated in outbreaks involving strawberries, green onions, raspberries, tomatoes, leaf lettuce, basil, parsley and other produce items."

http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/legacy/uploadedfiles/phg/content_level_pages/issue_briefs/pspsummaryworkerpdf.pdf

Emphasis added.

16 posted on 07/19/2016 11:28:47 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (This posting is a microaggression.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

There are no toilets in a tomato field.


24 posted on 07/19/2016 11:33:39 AM PDT by batterycommander (Surrounded? Stay clammed and call for artillery.)
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