Investigate Midwest (https://investigatemidwest.org/category/graphic-of-the-week/)
After a 2018 E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce hospitalized more than 100 people and killed five, the US Food and Drug Administration put together an action plan to reduce E. coli contamination in leafy greens.
Fines have ebbed and flowed over the years, but there was a drop off in the past four years.
Foodborne illnesses cost more than $15 billion a year in medical expenses and lost productivity and wages, according to the federal government.
The number of companies using these visas is small compared to the entire industry, but a trend has emerged over the past several years.
There had been about 8 deaths a year on average across the poultry industry — until this year.
Last year saw the most farm bankruptcies since the early 2010s. This year has a similar trend.
Honeybee colonies' average yearly production has dropped 30 percent since 1995.
About 150 agricultural pesticides that the World Health Organization considers “hazardous” at some level to human health were used in the United States in 2017, according to U.S. Geological Survey data.
More money spent on processing means less money for farmers.
Between 1960 and 2017, the quantity of wasted food increased more than 230 percent, according to EPA data.