CRIMEPROPUBLICA
My Maddening Quest to Find Out if Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed
The article details an investigation into whether blueberries sold in grocery stores originate from farms with labor abuses. It reveals that federal regulators do not require packaging to disclose specific farm sources, complicating efforts to trace berries to farms linked to labor trafficking cases, such as one involving a labor contractor who pleaded guilty to forced labor conspiracy.
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