EWG: In California, Source of Much U.S. Produce, Almost 1,000 Factory Farms are Near Crop Fields and Their Irrigation Sources
July 25, 2024
July 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release:
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Pathogens in livestock animal manure put consumers at risk of dangerous foodborne illness
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Almost all of California's factory farms are very close to water sources that are used to irrigate crops, creating the risk of foodborne illnesses, a new Environmental Working Group investigation finds (https://www.ewg.org/research/most-calif . . .
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Pathogens in livestock animal manure put consumers at risk of dangerous foodborne illness
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Almost all of California's factory farms are very close to water sources that are used to irrigate crops, creating the risk of foodborne illnesses, a new Environmental Working Group investigation finds (https://www.ewg.org/research/most-calif . . .