Tag: children

More Than 100 Children Illegally Employed

Newsroom

Reading Time: 2 minutes MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN ILLEGALLY EMPLOYED IN HAZARDOUS JOBS says DOJ In an investigation of one of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation companies, the Department of Labor found that over a three-year period, more than 100 children as young as 13 were employed to clean dangerous power equipment at 13 meat processing facilities in eight states. The children worked overnight shifts and were required to use “hazardous chemicals” as they cleaned back saws, brisket saws and head splitters, according to the DOL. FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FINDS: FOOD SANITATION CONTRACTOR PAYS…

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Granting Wishes Regardless of Vaccination Status

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutes Make-A-Wish’s recent decision regarding how to begin to lift some restrictions for wishes involving air travel and large gatherings was made to protect the health of children with critical illnesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision has generated misinformation and falsehoods on social media and in some media outlets. Here are the facts: Make-A-Wish has not, does not, and will not deny wishes to children who are not vaccinated. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Make-A-Wish has safely granted over 6,500 wishes to children and families – regardless…

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Candy Sales Are Up, But is That Halloween Related?

DMUSA

Reading Time: 2 minutes New data from the National Confectioners Association shows that Halloween chocolate and candy sales are up this year. For the latest four weeks ending September 6 versus the same period in 2019, total Halloween chocolate & candy sales are up 13% – growth that is driven by Halloween chocolate, which is up 25.3%. The grocery channel is a key driver for the growth of Halloween chocolate and candy sales as consumer behaviors continue to evolve during the pandemic and more people shop at grocery stores more often. In the grocery channel alone,…

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