food

37 million pounds of food sold at retailers nationwide recalled because it could contain glass

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A frozen food manufacturer is expanding an earlier recall of frozen food sold at Trader Joe’s over potential glass contamination.  Portland, Ore.-based Ajinomoto Foods North America, which in February recalled 3.4 million pounds of chicken fried rice meals sold at the retailer, is now recalling nearly 37 million pounds, including ready-to-eat chicken and pork fried … Read more

New York politician turns public office into food pantry and diaper supply

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The pain and concern of Latinos and Latinas nationwide is being felt in Washington, D.C., where Florida Senator Marco Rubio co-authored the Paycheck Protection Program, which aims to help keep people employed. There are also local politicians like New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, who’s filling the gaps and getting creative to meet the needs … Read more

Worms in food, poor care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in detention center

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LAREDO, Texas — A month after ICE agents sent the young Ecuadorian mother and her 7-year-old daughter to a sprawling detention center 1,300 miles from their Minnesota home, they were finally free. But when the bus pulled up to a migrant shelter in the border city of Laredo, dropping off a half-dozen families lugging bags … Read more