#bigdairy — Public Fediverse posts

Americans ditched veal. What replaced it is just as bad. | Vox

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/480529/calf-ranches-grimmius-investigation-dairy-confinement

> The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement

#bigdairy #cows #calves #animalwelfare

In meeting no.1 of 2026, at the last minute, the Commission flooded expert group with Big Meat & Dairy interests, mislabelled as “experts”.

This underhand move badly erodes trust.

Civil society engaged in good faith. Democracy, science & the public interest must come first❗

Full press release by European Environmental Bureau: https://eeb.org/en/eu-livestock-strategy-talks-in-ebaf-undermined-before-they-begin-commission-stacks-the-table-with-big-business-interests/

Shame on you, @EUCommission !

The list is dominated by Big Meat and Dairy industry interests. This choice blatantly tilts the discussion in favour of Big Business and dominates the space that was meant for trust-based, balanced exchange.

This move runs directly counter to the EBAF’s stated strategic purpose. The Board was established following the Strategic Dialogue on Agriculture and Food launched by Commission President von der Leyen in 2024, which promised to “depolarise the agrifood debate” and build a new culture of trust and inclusive dialogue. Instead, last-minute and opaque decisions that further amplify already powerful industry voices seriously undermine trust in this Commission and lend weight to concerns that EU agrifood policy is increasingly being shaped by corporate interests.

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The stakes could not be higher. Europe is facing intersecting crises, biodiversity collapse, climate breakdown, public health risks, deteriorating animal welfare standards and growing pressure on farmers’ incomes and agricultural resilience. Citizens across Europe have been promised evidence-based policymaking that delivers solutions, not talk-shops, not excuses, and not the quiet capture of EU policymaking by unaccountable corporations.

The undersigned organisations remain committed to a constructive and balanced EBAF process. But this will only be possible if the Commission restores transparency, balance, and trust. Over-representing industrial food and farming interests in a forum where they are already represented fundamentally undermines evidence-based debate and calls into question the Commission’s intentions at a critical moment.

#BigMeat #BigDairy

And .. a great infographic (from Aug 2020) showing which companies own many organic brands.

#organic #organicfood #bigfood #bigdairy #bigmeat

https://philhoward.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/organicjuly20small.png

Great article on the state of organic certifiers (tl;dr .. they aren't all equal).

BTW .. OrganicEye is a wonderful organization. From their website .."We monitor the increasingly corrupt relationship between corporate agribusiness and government regulators that has eroded the working definition of organics."

#OrganicEye #organic #organicfood #farming #bigfood #bigdairy #bigmeat

https://organiceye.org/usda-organic-certification-untrustworthy/

Lebensmittelkonzerne drängen uns dazu, viel zu viel verarbeitetes Fleisch und Käse zu essen. Das schadet unserer Gesundheit. Millionen fließen in Lobbyarbeit, um Klimaschutz zu blockieren. #NewMerchantsOfDoubt #BigMeat #BigDairy https://action.wemove.eu/signup/2024-07-big-meat-sharing-DE?akid=s1881320.._rT8lv

Verteidigt unsere Gesundheit, bekämpft Big Meat
Die großen Fleisch- und Molkereikonzerne drängen uns dazu, viel zu viel verarbeitetes Fleisch und Käse zu essen. Das schadet unserer Gesundheit und unserem Planeten. Sie verbreiten Lügen und geben Millionen von Euro für ihre Lobbyarbeit bei der EU aus, um Klimaschutzmaßnahmen zu blockieren. Wehren wir uns gemeinsam - unterzeichne auch Du jetzt den Appell! #NewMerchantsOfDoubt #BigMeat #BigDairy
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-07-big-meat-petition-DE?akid=s1813231..VR_gs7

@ingalls Ever wonder how “they” invented sour cream? Maybe, just maybe, they had a vat of cream sitting out of the cooler, forgot about it, and someone decided to stick their burrito in it. Tasted pretty good, they did not die, so they packaged it up and called it “Sour Cream” because, well, that’s what it was. I have no scientific proof to back this up. Same way “they” came up with half and half. Goober poured milk into the cream vat, said oops, and they sold it anyway for a premium.

#BigDairy