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Progressive Farmer: NC ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Loses in Court
North Carolina’s “ag-gag” law was dealt a blow on Thursday, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, ruled undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered…
Courthouse News Service: Split appeals court strikes down part of North Carolina ‘ag-gag’ law
A split Fourth Circuit panel on Thursday struck down part of a North Carolina law that prevented animal rights advocates from conducting undercover investigations into farming practices.
Associated Press: Appeals court pulls back on N. Carolina “ag-gag” law ruling
A federal appeals court on Thursday scaled back a lower-court ruling that threw out portions of a North Carolina law designed in part to prevent undercover employees at farms and other workplaces…
Washington Post: North Carolina can’t ban undercover filming inside animal farms
A North Carolina law aimed at stopping investigations by animal rights activists violates constitutional free speech protections, an appellate court ruled Thursday.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…