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January 13, 2010
Today the Teamsters delivered a letter to the board of directors of United Natural Foods, Inc. urging the board to work with stakeholders to produce an enforceable and transparent code of conduct that upholds workers' fundamental rights at the... Read more
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December 30, 2009
Under pressure from a variety of shareholders, Whole Foods founder John Mackey has surrendered his position on his company's board of directors. He will continue serving as CEO, but will no longer be able to vote on board-level decisions. Read more
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December 29, 2009
If a 'natural and organic' supermarket such as Whole Foods sells the same junk as everyone else, then what's the point? Read more
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December 2, 2009
Vermont co-op and natural food store managers like to tout their localvore street cred. They talk about how much local food they buy and the extent to which they accommodate regional organic growers. Read more
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November 10, 2009
Until early 2009, Silk brand soy milk was made using organic soybeans. But earlier this year, Dean Foods (owner of the Silk brand) quietly switched to conventional soybeans, which are often grown with pesticides. But they kept the same UPC... Read more
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November 8, 2009
Organic-food shoppers are making a rude discovery at their grocers' refrigerated display case. "White Wave Silk Vanilla Soymilk is no longer Organic,..." Read more
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October 31, 2009
Not long ago, SIGG announced that their aluminum water bottles, which many people purchased to avoid the BPA found in plastic bottles, actually contained BPA. Now it has come out that Gaiam's aluminum water bottles -- the ones that were previously... Read more
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October 20, 2009
A public interest group that focuses on food and agriculture, The Cornucopia Institute, announced this week that it had filed formal complaints with the USDA's organic program, and Wisconsin and Minnesota officials, alleging that Target... Read more
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September 25, 2009
Today the Teamsters, Jobs with Justice and Organic Consumers Association protested against Whole Foods and its leading supplier United Natural Foods, Inc. at the "Natural Products Expo East" trade show at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Read more
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September 21, 2009
This Thursday and Friday a group of Vermont Farmers and students joined Pittsburghers and others from around the world to protest the G 20 meeting. In addition to rowdy marches and "climate camps" Pittsburgh organizers called for localized direct... Read more
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