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Deceptive Egg Carton Labeling Lands FDA, USDA and FTC in Federal Court

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:43:46 +0000

Two national nonprofits, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Compassion Over Killing, have filed a complaint in a federal district court in Oakland, Calif. against the FDA, USDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Agriculture Marketing Service, and the FTC for failing to regulate animal welfare labeling claims common on egg cartons.

Wal-Mart Under Fire for ‘Horrific’ Animal Cruelty

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:31:48 +0000

A four-month long investigation by the animal rights group Mercy for Animals documented serious cruelty and neglect of pigs at one of Wal-Mart's biggest pork suppliers.

Iowa Makes It Illegal to Videotape Illegal Animal Abuse… Really?

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:00:48 +0000

Iowa Legislature approved a bill last week making it the first state to criminalize clandestine or undercover activity used to collect footage of animal abuse occurring on factory farms. The decision has led to an outcry of concern from animal welfare groups, some of which have successfully aided in the criminal prosecution of abusers caught on tape acquired covertly.

Florida’s ‘Ag Gag’ Bill Rejected, Animal Abuse Caught on Tape Not A Crime

Jill Ettinger — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:00:49 +0000

Efforts by Florida's secretive animal agriculture industry seeking to make it a criminal act for any individual or animal protection groups to obtain photos or videos of animal cruelty inside Florida factory farms or slaughterhouses were shot down earlier this week.

Texas Factory Farm Workers Caught on Video Beating Calves with Pickaxes

Jill Ettinger — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:00:32 +0000

Earlier this week, the animal protection organization, Mercy For Animals, released undercover video footage of serious animal abuse at a Texas factory farm.

New Food Safety Bill to Exempt Small Farms

Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:00:46 +0000

Big factory farms mean big fat problems, just look at the recent Cal-Maine egg recall; 24,000 dozen eggs possibly contaminated with salmonella and now an undercover video showing rampant health violations and animal abuse.

Clearly we need to regulate giant food producers in the United States, but, we also need to protect smaller farms that go about their business without violation and supply their community with fresh local food.

So after much consternation and bickering, the new food safety bill approved by the Senate will have provisions to exempt small farms from costly regulations that could put them out of business.