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Two families are suing a Whole Foods Market store in West Hartford, Connecticut, and a now-defunct dairy. The family are seeking damages from the store and farm for selling tainted raw milk which, in 2008, caused three children to be hospitalized from E. coli infection. Via The Hartford Cuurant: Read more...
You really have to wonder if a confined animal feedlot operation (CAFO) runs the planet. Case in point, what in the world does the owner of Excel Dairy in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, have to do before government officials smack him down?
Fair Food Fight reported on Excel Dairy back in 2008, when the dairy became the first CAFO in Minnesota to be declared a public health hazard -- so noxious and obnxious is Excel, that even the Minnesota Milk Producers Association hung them out to dry.) Read more...
This NYT article is loaded with clues about the direction of a possible antitrust investigation of Monsanto. Sure, it's possible to look at this as a mere spat between galactic uber-corporations, but thats' exactly how Monsanto would like it framed. Read more...
With the economy still swirling in the crapper, it's hard to see this as anything but slavering, drooling greed:
Monsanto to Charge as Much as 42% More for New Seeds (Bloomberg)
Like Nightmare on Elm Street, "Round Up Ready 2" is going to make a killing next summer. From the Bloomberg article: Read more...
Food Inc says you vote three times a day with your fork. But this makes that little strategy look downright cute. Via Civil Eat's Twitter feed:
Obama and the Farm Belt: Monsanto, Ag Industry Face Antitrust Scrutiny (New West)
From New West blog: Read more...
Sen. Tom Harkin's favored candidate for a US attorney position in northern Iowa faces doubts over her role with the ICE raids at the troubled Agriprocessors plant in Postville, Iowa.
Change.Org says due process hassles have snarled the Agriprocessors case, almost from the beginning. Such as: Read more...
An article in today's Strib outlines a David and Goliath story that mirrors Why We Fight here at FFF:
A lawsuit alleging collusion between grocery giant Supervalu and one of its competitors in the wholesale grocery business says neighborhood supermarkets and their customers pay more because of a deal between the two companies that limits competition. Read more...
Huh. Cartoon characters are hashing it out, according to the Washington Post: Cartoonist Mike Peters vs. Juan Valdez.
Here's the skinny. Mike Peters ran a weeklong series in his Mother Goose and Grimm or whatever cartoon, politely making fun of various brands. Really, really pedestrian stuff. But one of his commentsdrew the ire of Colombian coffee growers. Read more...
Ah, NAFTA! What a wonderful web of malfeasance you've wrought. In your efforts to enhance "free trade" (one of the greatest examples of real-life newspeak there ever was), you've created a crowbar for multinationals to pop open markets against their will. Cool! Read more...
The orders come fast at the Mall of America Starbucks stores (of course there are multiple). Barista Eric Forman helps the coffee chain keep the masses caffeinated at the first-floor location, but it's not his lattes that have created a buzz on both sides of the counter.
On July 10th 2008, Starbucks illegally fired Foreman for organizing workers and promoting just working conditions. One month later, management was forced to reinstate him due to pressure from a campaign of work stoppages, petitions, and legal challenges organized by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Read more...
