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A consortium of interest groups has filed a complaint with the Federal Commerce Commission alleging that Cargill's food production production creates "alleged false and misleading on its turkey products" and "systematically operates" contractual farmers and slaughter workers he uses. More precisely,The complaint says Cargillturkey Sold under shaded farms and white honeysuckle marks arenot High by "independent family farmers" - even if their labels say it.

Often called "agribusiness giant", Cargill is not a small operation. For the context, Cargill, founded in 1865 and currently employs 186,000 people, is the second largest private company in America today, according toStrong, with$ 2.82 billion gains During the 2019 financial year. (connected:8 groceries who can soon be in the short diet.)

The deposit Also alleges that Cargill misleads consumers on its "allegedly family products". Central of the "complaint requesting measures to prohibit the dissemination of the false or misleading advertising of Cargill, Inc." Is the affirmation that the company "makes many representations that lead consumers to believe that the turkeys used in its products are raised by" independent family farmers ".

"Cargill uses his story of" independent family producers "to involve that products have considerable benefits for workers, animals and the environment," says the document.

The complaint, which was filed by the Richman Law Group on behalf of non-profit organizations equality of animals, Alliance of Action Training Fora, Mighty Earth, Association of Biological Consumers, Socially Responsible Agricultural Project and VENSEREMOS, alsosubjugation Cargill to claim to be a human and environmentally friendly business, when its turkeys are allegedly "maintained in intensive and unsanitary containment, where they are systematically mutilated and selectively raised to have debilitating health problems".

"Unlike cargill representations it provides" durable "products, it is constantly classified as one of the largest air polluters and waterways in the country", the filing claims.

Family Farm Action Alliance Vice-President Angela Huffman stated in a statement that the company "issued its abuse of abuse to abuse turkey producers and slaughterhouses, animals, animals and earth. The advertising of Cargill pulls the wool on the eyes of consumers while flying family farmers independence. "

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