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Natural Meat Marketing Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Claims

Recently unsealed legal evidence documents how Hormel misled consumers by selling the same industrially raised animals under its Natural Choice and conventional product lines.

Poultry & LivestockClaire KellowayNovember 21, 2022pork, meatpacking, Turkey, Competition, lawsuit, Secondary Feature

Can Trust Busters Help Deter Union Busters?

Violating labor laws could be considered an unfair method of competition. The FTC has the power to clarify.

Labor, PolicyClaire KellowayOctober 28, 2021labor, unions, Unfair, Competition

California Bill Would Increase Wages and Protections for Fast Food Workers, Hold Corporations Accountable

Strict contracts push franchisees to profit off exploiting workers. By holding parent companies accountable and setting standards across the industry, a California bill could change that.

LaborClaire KellowayMay 27, 2021Fast Food, Franchising, workers, worker safety, Competition, unions

Bayer Plans Sell-Off that would Worsen Competition in Seeds, Chemicals

In the fall of 2016, the German drug, seed, and crop chemicals conglomerate Bayer announced plans to merge with the U.S. chemical and bio-tech seed giant Monsanto. Hoping to overcome objections from European anti-trust regulators, Bayer is promising to sell off its vegetable seed business to BASF, a German corporation that is currently the largest chemical maker in the world.