Protecting Food. Empowering Whistleblowers.
Protecting Food. Empowering Whistleblowers.
The Food Integrity Campaign (FIC) is unique because it offers free and reduced cost legal services to whistleblowers, including those from the federal government. Federal employees have sought our help for years in exposing wrongdoing that threatens food safety and public health. Given the changes in the new administration, we at FIC are particularly concerned […]
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If youâre a vegetarian or vegan, all this fuss about meat regulations may seem like a bunch of hogwash. âJust donât eat meat!â you might think, or âWhatâs in pork isnât that big of a deal to me!â Itâs time to start thinking otherwise. Here are four reasons why vegans and vegetarians should care about […]
Is it possible to make the processing of pork even more nauseating? If anyone is up to the task, it’s President Donald J. Trump! He’s the greatest at making corporations filthy rich, even if it means putting the public’s health at risk. That’s just what he plans to do with his newly proposed new […]
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones. When Julianne Perry first met the calf this summer, the animal was lying listlessly in a wooden crate on top of narrow slats, caked in her own dried diarrhea. Maggots crawled on her body. Just a few days old, she was emaciated. As she tried to get up, her […]
This article originally appeared on WKMS. The poultry industry is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow faster work speeds at some facilities that slaughter and package chickens. The industry says a new inspection program allows them to process hundreds of birds per minute. But, worker and food safety advocates worry about higher speed […]
The Trump Administration has put the wellbeing of our children at risk. A bilateral trade deal between China and the United States formalized in May permits China to sell cooked poultryâmainly chicken and duckâto the United States. In return, the US beef industry is allowed access to Chinaâs $2.5 billion market. The first delivery of […]
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When Chris Christofferson fed her child Beck a rice snack, she thought nothing of it. It was one of his favorite foods, and Chris was happy to feed Beck crisps seasoned with spinach and kale. But it wasnât long after feeding Beck this snack that he started having stomach problems. Chris assumed Beck had the […]
Food Integrity Campaign: Protecting Food, Empowering Whistleblowers ANIMATED SHORT Government Accountability Project supports a community of whistleblowers, truth-tellers and advocates to safeguard our food through the Food Integrity Campaign. Help us protect and empower the people who protect our foodâs integrity. What You Should Know About Retaliation Towards Farmer Truth-Tellers WEBPAGE Hereâs what you should […]