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Jimmy John’s Franchise Owners Face Trial After Firing Sick-Day Organizers

Food Integrity Campaign | February 16, 2012

It doesn’t seem like the Jimmy John’s sandwich chain can escape negative publicity this week. Once again, its raw sprouts have been linked to a foodborne illness outbreak (despite switching from alfalfa to clover sprouts after a Salmonella outbreak a year ago), sickening 12 people in five states with E. coli this time. On top […]

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Trader Joe’s Signs Fair Food Agreement with Florida Tomato Farmworkers

Food Integrity Campaign | February 10, 2012

Great news! Yesterday it was announced that Trader Joe’s has, at last, signed an agreement with the Florida-based farmworker organization – the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) – to support the group’s Fair Food Program and demand better labor standards from the store’s Florida tomato suppliers. The agreement involves an increase in tomato farmworkers’ wages […]

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Drowning in Herbicide: Monsanto Ignores Health Concerns

Food Integrity Campaign | February 8, 2012

Monsanto, a self-proclaimed solver of global agriculture problems, has really just brought more and more chemicals into our food supply. GAP coalition partner, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), gave the company a failing grade yesterday in documenting eight ways Monsanto has taken agriculture in the wrong direction. In addition to suppressing independent research on […]

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Florida Ag-Gag Bill Dies in Both Houses

Food Integrity Campaign | January 26, 2012

Comforting news in Florida this week: Proposed “ag-gag” legislation – criminalizing whistleblowers who take photographs or video to expose wrongdoing at farm operations – was killed in both the House and Senate. Sound familiar? Similar bills in Florida and a few other states were introduced but then failed to pass last year. Unfortunately, they have all […]

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Monsanto Shareholders Vote Against GE Crop Study

Food Integrity Campaign | January 25, 2012

Tuesday was Monsanto’s annual shareholder meeting at the biotech company’s headquarters in St. Louis, MO, where corporate changes were voted on – including a proposal to study the financial risks and impacts of Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops. The proposal was submitted last August by Harrington Investments Inc. (HII), a socially responsible investment advisory firm and […]

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Yikes! USDA Proposes Privatizing Poultry Inspection

Food Integrity Campaign | January 23, 2012

Disappointing news came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Friday regarding a new proposal to “modernize” the country’s poultry inspection, although the agency would have you believe it’s actually a good idea. In an attempt to “save money for businesses and taxpayers while improving food safety,” the USDA plans to expand a pilot program – […]

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Monsanto Contractor Allows “Slave-Like” Labor Conditions

Food Integrity Campaign | January 18, 2012

Biotechnology and crop chemical giant Monsanto, also known as a consistent violator of food integrity in FIC terms, has been linked to yet another breach of global community values. The Associated Press reported Monday that Argentina’s tax agency raided a Monsanto contractor and discovered “slave-like conditions” among its corn farmworkers. AP writes: The AFIP tax […]

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Ammoniated Beef Whistleblower Vindicated by Fast-Food Industry’s Move

Food Integrity Campaign | January 10, 2012

Decision by McDonald’s, Burger King & Taco Bell May Prompt Others to Follow Suit Whistleblower Questioned Practices by Beef Products, Inc. Years Ago (Washington, D.C.) – In the waning days of 2011, fast-food giants McDonald’s, Burger King, and Taco Bell announced they will no longer use a controversial beef product produced by food behemoth Beef […]

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Antibiotic Curtailed for Animals, But FDA Should Go Further

Food Integrity Campaign | January 5, 2012

The FDA made a notable announcement yesterday related to combating the ongoing threat of human antibiotic resistance – increasingly linked to antibiotic overuse in food-producing animals. The agency issued a new order limiting the use of cephalosporins, a class of antimicrobial drugs, given to cattle, swine and poultry. In order to reduce the presence of […]

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Go Canada! Integrity Award Given to Milk Hormone (rBGH) Whistleblowers

Food Integrity Campaign | November 28, 2011

The day that whistleblowers are given awards by their superiors – instead of pink slips – would be a miraculous day for public safety. Meanwhile (and that’s a long while at this rate), any support rewarding their brave honesty helps all whistleblowers know the risks are appreciated. Good news on the affirmation front comes from […]

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