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January 31, 2023 In News

Bloomberg Law: Third Circuit Rejects Covid-19 Imminent Danger OSHA Claim

A group of meatpacking plant workers lost their bid for a court order compelling the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to protect them from Covid-19 at their workplace, after the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of the case....

January 31, 2023 In News

Law360: 3rd Circ. Says Work Safety Suits Don’t Outlast OSHA Probes

A worker who sues an employer over dangerous job conditions must drop their lawsuit if the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigates but doesn't find workplace safety violations, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday, becoming the first federal appellate court to speak to whether OSH Act...

January 23, 2023 In News

FoodPrint: How Hormel Exploited Confusion Over the Natural Label

Natural is a confusing term for consumers. As we explored in an episode of our podcast, “What You’re Eating,” most people don’t know what it means or if it’s a regulated term. Is it the same as organic? Does it mean animals were treated well...

January 19, 2023 In News

Law360: Colo. Farms Say State’s Labor Rights Law Is Unconstitutional

A group of Colorado farms and ranches challenged a bid to dismiss their suit in federal court over an access provision in the state's agricultural workers' rights law, arguing the statute flouts U.S. Supreme Court precedent and unconstitutionally restricts employers' property rights....

November 22, 2022 In News

Vox: Sen. Cory Booker has a plan to stop taxpayer bailouts of Big Meat

The process of factory farming nearly 10 billion land animals per year is a risky business, but when something goes wrong it’s often taxpayers — not the corporations that produce America’s meat, milk, and eggs — who foot the bill....

November 22, 2022 In News

Fast Company: ‘All-natural’ turkey? Here’s why you might pay extra for nothing this Thanksgiving

Is this “natural” turkey an ethical choice, or have I been duped this Thanksgiving? That’s a perennial holiday grocery-shopping question. And now, unsealed documents in a false-advertising lawsuit, which was settled just in time for the holiday by meat-processor giant Hormel Foods, give consumers a...

November 21, 2022 In News

Food & Power: Natural Meat Marketing Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Claims

Think twice before picking “natural” ham or turkey this Thanksgiving. Recently unsealed legal evidence from a 2016 lawsuit makes the case that meatpacker Hormel misled consumers by selling the same industrially raised animals under its Natural Choice and conventional product lines....

November 16, 2022 In News

Civil Eats: Biogas Expansion May Compound Worker Risks

Bob Baenziger, Jr. had made many dives in dangerous conditions over the course of his career. He was trained in the U.S. Army and had long worked diving on offshore oil rigs....

November 15, 2022 In News

U.S. News & World Report: Hormel meat labeling case shows U.S. rules need reform -advocates

Hormel Foods' labeling of a meat product line as "natural" despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labeling system needs reforms, said consumer advocates and documents released on Tuesday from a lawsuit the company is close...