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This Huge Organic Scam Ought to Be a Movie
The New Yorker has a new piece about the largest case of organic fraud in the industry’s brief history, one prosecutors dubbed “Field of Schemes.” In 2018, Missouri…
Meat and Climate: Don’t Have a Cow, But Do Enjoy a Burger
The fake meat industry has been working to position itself as part of the solution to climate change, but the science doesn’t back it up. In a recent…
The Intercept Uses Journalist in Bed with Criminal Activist Group
The Intercept has been publishing videos written and produced by an activist who is tied to the extremist group Direct Action Everywhere. Leighton Woodhouse…
5 Chemicals Lurking in Plant-Based Meats
When something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t. In recent years, more consumers are trying meat substitutes made with plants. But they’re not made only with plants. Fake meat…
Your Diet Has Almost Zero Climate Impact
It’s all the rage these days for companies to tell people their products are better for the earth. That’s increasingly the case with food, too, with companies touting their…
Neiman Marcus Surrenders
The book of weak-kneed corporate leadership has many chapters, but Neiman Marcus may be the latest highlight for boneheaded decision-making. Today the luxury retail brand announced…
Food Magazine Corrects Headline After Referring to Fake Meat Radical as ‘Scientist’
Bruce Friedrich is a lot of things, but he isn’t a scientist. Friedrich has made a name for himself in recent years as he peddles fake…
“Chicken”: The New Slur?
PETA isn’t just targeting the food we eat or the clothes we wear–it’s targeting our speech. The radical animal liberation group has demanded people stop using…