Corporate Takeover of the Organic Food Market

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Bearitos, Bread Shop Granola, Celestial Seasonings, Garden of Eatin',

Health Valley, Imagine Foods (Rice Dream), Terra Chips, and Westbrae

(canned vegetables, soy drinks, pastas, Little Bear Corn Chips), are

all owned by the Hain Food Group whose prime investments are managed by

companies like "Wellington Management." Their principal stockholders

are PHILIP MORRIS (cigarettes), MONSANTO (genetically modified food),

CITIGROUP (rainforest destruction), (genetically modified foods),

EXXONMOBIL (global warming), WAL-MART, ENTERGY NUCLEAR, LOCKHEED MARTIN

(weapons), WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (giant landfills), PFIZER (drugs),

MERCK (drugs), BANK OF AMERICA (racial discrimination) & (animal

cruelty), etc.

 

All of the above are themselves significantly owned by Citigroup, "the

World's Most Destructive Bank" --Rainforest Action Network. Citigroup

backs corporate prisons, Third World debt, genetic engineering,

predatory lending, and rainforest destruction.

 

H.J. Heinz Co. owns nearly 20% of Hain:

Editorial in Natural Progressions, by Bob Swientek 11/99: "Back

in April, I wrote in this column that the corporate suits (mainstream

food manufacturers) were overrunning the tofu eaters (natural foods

processors) at the Natural Products Expo-West. Well, the "run" is now a

full-fledged sprint. In September, Heinz bought a 19.5% stake in Hain

Food Group for nearly $100 million. Hain, the leading producer of

natural foods in the country with annual sales of $206 million in '99,

acquired the Earth's Best baby food brand in the deal. By gaining entry

into the natural and organic foods arena, Heinz may be in the initial

stages of reinventing itself. It better...most of its businesses,

including its profitable ketchup franchise, are slow growth."

Heinz itself is owned by same mutual funds that own Hain, and its

prime stockholders include the same multinationals.

 

# Cascadian Farms and Muir Glen are owned by Small Planet Foods

which is owned by GENERAL MILLS, whose principal investors are PHILIP

MORRIS, EXXONMOBIL, GENERAL ELECTRIC, CHEVRON, NIKE, McDONALD'S, TARGET

STORES, STARBUCK'S, MONSANTO, DUPONT (weapons & pesticides), DOW

CHEMICAL (Agent Orange, breast implants, napalm), PEPSICO, ALCOA

ALUMINUM, DISNEY (exploit Third World labor), TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

(weapons: one of GW Bush's top contributors), PFIZER. General Mills is

also being boycotted for animal rights abuse.

 

# Stoned Wheat Thins is made with GMOs and is owned by NABISCO, which

has been bought by PHILIP MORRIS (12/00), which also owns KRAFT General

Foods

Philip Morris Boycott & In Fact & Nabisco/Labor & Nabisco

News & pension funds & other

 

# Odwalla Juice is owned by Coca-Cola, part of the Minute Maid unit.

 

Coca-Cola prohibits unionizing: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire

-- Edgar Paez, of the Colombian trade union Sinaltrainal, was joined on

Monday by Teamster representatives, the AFL- CIO, members of the

clergy, civil rights activists and political leaders as he described

the brutal torture, kidnapping and murders of union workers in his

country -- particularly those working at Coca-Cola bottling facilities.

The group assembled for a peace vigil in front of the World of

Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta, GA. "My brothers and sisters in Colombia

have suffered unspeakable horrors because they belong to a trade

union," Paez said. "We stand united with American workers to demand

that Coca-Cola stop the violence."

Coca-Cola paid $192.5 million to settle a U.S. racial

discrimination lawsuit in 2000.

 

Fresh Samantha, a Maine juice brand that merged with Odwalla in May

2000, "has already begun reducing its fresh-fruit content by boosting

the water content--a way to make juices cheaper and longer-lasting,"

according to Bill Sipper, marketing vice-president of the Ultimate

Juice Company.

 

# Boca Burgers is owned by Kraft Foods, which is owned by Philip Morris.

# Hearty & Natural veggie burgers is owned by Sunrich Food Group,

which is owned by Stake Technologies, which is owned principally by

Gruber & McBain Capital Management, whose principal investors are

Boeing, Lockheed Martin and by Polymedica, whose principal investor is

Safeco, whose principal investors are ExxonMobil, General Electric, and

Citigroup.

# Morningstar Farms (Kellogg's) has been contaminated by Starlink GM

corn.

# Silk Soy Drink is owned by White Wave, which is owned by Dean Foods

(5/9/02), whose main shareholders are Microsoft, GE, Philip Morris,

Citigroup, Pfizer, ExxonMobil, Coca Cola, Wal-Mart, PepsiCo, Home Depot.

# Stonyfield Farm (yogurt) is not yet dominated by multinationals, but

has "partnered" with GAIAM, whose major stockholders include IBM,

EXXON, CITIGROUP, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WAL-MART, and will be owned by

Danone by 2004, which has been (like Nestlé) 'breaking code on baby

milk for Third World' (1/17/03 http://www.independent.co.uk).

Danone is

publicly traded: (DA) and has trace ownership by Citigroup, GE,

Wal-Mart, Exxon, etc.

# Gardenburger is getting on the corporate gravy train, with 20% of its

stock owned (8/02) by such companies as PFIZER, WAL-MART, MICROSOFT,

CITIGROUP, AMERICAN EXPRESS, GILETTE, EXXON. Among their brokers is

Patman Foods, a major factory farm meatpacker.

 

# Arrowhead Water and Poland Spring Water are owned by NESTLE, which is

being boycotted because its "breast milk substitute" causes the deaths

of millions of babies.

Nestle Boycott & breastfeeding.com & Baby Milk Action:

"These babies are twins.(see photo) Their Pakistani mother was wrongly

advised that she would not have enough breastmilk to feed both and so

bottlefed her daughter while breastfeeding her son. The girl died the

day after this photo was taken in Islamabad Children's Hospital. 'Use

my picture,' said the mother, 'if it will help others not to make the

same mistake.'"

 

Seeds of Change is now owned by M & M-Mars Candy: "Women are from

Venus, Seeds are from Mars "Earlier this year, Seeds of Change, an

idealistic company formed in the 1980s to "preserve and spread a

diversity of organic seeds through the gritty, caring hands of backyard

gardeners," was bought out by M & M-Mars, Inc, the candy company. As

Seeds of Change Vice President Steve French explained to the

incredulous editors at Food & Water magazine, "I don't think there

are any real differences between Seeds of Change and Mars.... whether

it's a Mars product or it's a Seeds of Change product, the product

benefits are very, very similar if we're talking about nutrition here."

--Earth Island Journal, Fall 98

 

Impact on Organic Standards & Supply

 

Some have said they welcome major corporate investment in the natural

food market, as vindication of the value of natural foods. We should be

concerned, however, that control of the natural foods industry by fewer

companies will result in multinational corporate control of organic

acreage and marketing, forcing out smaller regional/family suppliers,

reducing competition, leading to weakened organic standards (sewage

sludge, irradiation, GMOs). We have already seen the political effects

of media integration-- once there were thousands of independent radio

stations and daily papers, now there are a handful of TV networks and

newspaper chains owned by these same corporations.

 

"NATURAL FLAVORS". may include aspartame, a potent carcinogen.

"Since it was granted blanket [FDA] approval it's mixed with sugar and

other sweeteners, unlabeled and mixed in artificial and natural

flavors." citation

more and more and see also FLAVORS

"Natural flavorings" in Celestial Seasonings contain "free glutamic

acid," the bad part of MSG. See also www.truthinlabeling.org

 

Tom's of Maine toothpaste contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), a known

mutagen. See also Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate

"Harmful if Swallowed"

 

Milk hazards to health & environment & "Not Milk!"

 

Petguard contains "Ocean Fish" which may include unregulated

non-dolphin-safe tuna catch.

 

Animal Protection Institute & Pet Food Ingredients & more yuck

 

Food Additives is book describing harmful ingredients in health foods.

 

"While not all vegetable-protein products are 100% organic, most of

them sport the label 'made with organic soy.' According to the new FDA

rule, this means no genetically modified foods. The Wall Street Journal

decided to challenge GMO-free labeling by testing 20 products labeling

that claim. One product tested showed 40% of the soybean DNA in a

veggie bacon came from genetically modified plants." --Soyinfo.com

 

Ten Reasons Why GMOs Will Not Ensure Food Security

 

To say that the cosmetics industry is very poorly regulated is an

understatement. The FDA can make suggestions or recommendations to

manufacturers about cosmetic products or their ingredients, but the

manufacturers do not have to comply.

 

"Most products are labeled to 'sell' rather than to provide accurate

information about the product. Terms like natural and hypoallergenic do

not have official definitions, so the manufacturers can use them to

mean anything they want. This often leads to misleading information

about the product on the label." --From Dying to Look Good: The

Disturbing Truth About What¹s Really in Your Cosmetics, Toiletries and

Personal Care Products By Christine Hoza Farlow, D.C.

 

HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN SHAMPOOS AND COSMETICS --EcoMall

Harmful Ingredients in Personal Care Products

"When it comes to soaps and shampoos, "almost every product out

therelabeled organic isn't," said Ronnie Cummins, executive director of

the Organic Consumers Association. The United States Department of

Agriculture, which regulates organic food labeling, has neither

standards nor the authority to regulate labels on personal care

products." --

NYTimes 5/18/03: "Is Organic Shampoo Chemistry or Botany?"

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Thanks for the info, Doc! Very interesting!

 

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HERE ARE THE DETAILS = Following the Money TrailIn Knowledge, Health & Freedom,DocBearitos, Bread Shop Granola, Celestial Seasonings, Garden of Eatin', Health Valley, Imagine Foods (Rice Dream), Terra Chips, and Westbrae (canned vegetables, soy drinks, pastas, Little Bear Corn Chips), are all owned by the Hain Food Group whose prime investments are managed by companies like "Wellington Management." Their principal stockholders are PHILIP MORRIS (cigarettes), MONSANTO (genetically modified food), CITIGROUP (rainforest destruction), (genetically modified foods), EXXONMOBIL (global warming), WAL-MART, ENTERGY NUCLEAR, LOCKHEED MARTIN (weapons), WASTE MANAGEMENT INC (giant landfills), PFIZER (drugs), MERCK (drugs), BANK OF AMERICA (racial discrimination) & (animal cruelty), etc.All of the above are themselves significantly owned by Citigroup, "the World's Most Destructive Bank" --Rainforest Action Network. Citigroup backs corporate prisons, Third World debt, genetic engineering, predatory lending, and rainforest destruction.H.J. Heinz Co. owns nearly 20% of Hain: Editorial in Natural Progressions, by Bob Swientek 11/99: "Back in April, I wrote in this column that the corporate suits (mainstream food manufacturers) were overrunning the tofu eaters (natural foods processors) at the Natural Products Expo-West. Well, the "run" is now a full-fledged sprint. In September, Heinz bought a 19.5% stake in Hain Food Group for nearly $100 million. Hain, the leading producer of natural foods in the country with annual sales of $206 million in '99, acquired the Earth's Best baby food brand in the deal. By gaining entry into the natural and organic foods arena, Heinz may be in the initial stages of reinventing itself. It better...most of its businesses, including its profitable ketchup franchise, are slow growth." Heinz itself is owned by same mutual funds that own Hain, and its prime stockholders include the same multinationals.# Cascadian Farms and Muir Glen are owned by Small Planet Foodswhich is owned by GENERAL MILLS, whose principal investors are PHILIP MORRIS, EXXONMOBIL, GENERAL ELECTRIC, CHEVRON, NIKE, McDONALD'S, TARGET STORES, STARBUCK'S, MONSANTO, DUPONT (weapons & pesticides), DOW CHEMICAL (Agent Orange, breast implants, napalm), PEPSICO, ALCOA ALUMINUM, DISNEY (exploit Third World labor), TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (weapons: one of GW Bush's top contributors), PFIZER. General Mills is also being boycotted for animal rights abuse.# Stoned Wheat Thins is made with GMOs and is owned by NABISCO, which has been bought by PHILIP MORRIS (12/00), which also owns KRAFT General FoodsPhilip Morris Boycott & In Fact & Nabisco/Labor & Nabisco News & pension funds & other# Odwalla Juice is owned by Coca-Cola, part of the Minute Maid unit.Coca-Cola prohibits unionizing: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire -- Edgar Paez, of the Colombian trade union Sinaltrainal, was joined on Monday by Teamster representatives, the AFL- CIO, members of the clergy, civil rights activists and political leaders as he described the brutal torture, kidnapping and murders of union workers in his country -- particularly those working at Coca-Cola bottling facilities. The group assembled for a peace vigil in front of the World of Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta, GA. "My brothers and sisters in Colombia have suffered unspeakable horrors because they belong to a trade union," Paez said. "We stand united with American workers to demand that Coca-Cola stop the violence." Coca-Cola paid $192.5 million to settle a U.S. racial discrimination lawsuit in 2000.Fresh Samantha, a Maine juice brand that merged with Odwalla in May 2000, "has already begun reducing its fresh-fruit content by boosting the water content--a way to make juices cheaper and longer-lasting," according to Bill Sipper, marketing vice-president of the Ultimate Juice Company.# Boca Burgers is owned by Kraft Foods, which is owned by Philip Morris.# Hearty & Natural veggie burgers is owned by Sunrich Food Group, which is owned by Stake Technologies, which is owned principally by Gruber & McBain Capital Management, whose principal investors are Boeing, Lockheed Martin and by Polymedica, whose principal investor is Safeco, whose principal investors are ExxonMobil, General Electric, and Citigroup.# Morningstar Farms (Kellogg's) has been contaminated by Starlink GM corn.# Silk Soy Drink is owned by White Wave, which is owned by Dean Foods (5/9/02), whose main shareholders are Microsoft, GE, Philip Morris, Citigroup, Pfizer, ExxonMobil, Coca Cola, Wal-Mart, PepsiCo, Home Depot.# Stonyfield Farm (yogurt) is not yet dominated by multinationals, but has "partnered" with GAIAM, whose major stockholders include IBM, EXXON, CITIGROUP, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WAL-MART, and will be owned by Danone by 2004, which has been (like Nestlé) 'breaking code on baby milk for Third World' (1/17/03 http://www.independent.co.uk). Danone is publicly traded: (DA) and has trace ownership by Citigroup, GE, Wal-Mart, Exxon, etc.# Gardenburger is getting on the corporate gravy train, with 20% of its stock owned (8/02) by such companies as PFIZER, WAL-MART, MICROSOFT, CITIGROUP, AMERICAN EXPRESS, GILETTE, EXXON. Among their brokers is Patman Foods, a major factory farm meatpacker.# Arrowhead Water and Poland Spring Water are owned by NESTLE, which is being boycotted because its "breast milk substitute" causes the deaths of millions of babies.Nestle Boycott & breastfeeding.com & Baby Milk Action:"These babies are twins.(see photo) Their Pakistani mother was wrongly advised that she would not have enough breastmilk to feed both and so bottlefed her daughter while breastfeeding her son. The girl died the day after this photo was taken in Islamabad Children's Hospital. 'Use my picture,' said the mother, 'if it will help others not to make the same mistake.'"Seeds of Change is now owned by M & M-Mars Candy: "Women are from Venus, Seeds are from Mars "Earlier this year, Seeds of Change, an idealistic company formed in the 1980s to "preserve and spread a diversity of organic seeds through the gritty, caring hands of backyard gardeners," was bought out by M & M-Mars, Inc, the candy company. As Seeds of Change Vice President Steve French explained to the incredulous editors at Food & Water magazine, "I don't think there are any real differences between Seeds of Change and Mars.... whether it's a Mars product or it's a Seeds of Change product, the product benefits are very, very similar if we're talking about nutrition here." --Earth Island Journal, Fall 98Impact on Organic Standards & SupplySome have said they welcome major corporate investment in the natural food market, as vindication of the value of natural foods. We should be concerned, however, that control of the natural foods industry by fewer companies will result in multinational corporate control of organic acreage and marketing, forcing out smaller regional/family suppliers, reducing competition, leading to weakened organic standards (sewage sludge, irradiation, GMOs). We have already seen the political effects of media integration-- once there were thousands of independent radio stations and daily papers, now there are a handful of TV networks and newspaper chains owned by these same corporations."NATURAL FLAVORS". may include aspartame, a potent carcinogen."Since it was granted blanket [FDA] approval it's mixed with sugar and other sweeteners, unlabeled and mixed in artificial and natural flavors." citationmore and more and see also FLAVORS"Natural flavorings" in Celestial Seasonings contain "free glutamic acid," the bad part of MSG. See also www.truthinlabeling.orgTom's of Maine toothpaste contains Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), a known mutagen. See also Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate "Harmful if Swallowed"Milk hazards to health & environment & "Not Milk!"Petguard contains "Ocean Fish" which may include unregulated non-dolphin-safe tuna catch.Animal Protection Institute & Pet Food Ingredients & more yuckFood Additives is book describing harmful ingredients in health foods."While not all vegetable-protein products are 100% organic, most of them sport the label 'made with organic soy.' According to the new FDA rule, this means no genetically modified foods. The Wall Street Journal decided to challenge GMO-free labeling by testing 20 products labeling that claim. One product tested showed 40% of the soybean DNA in a veggie bacon came from genetically modified plants." --Soyinfo.comTen Reasons Why GMOs Will Not Ensure Food SecurityTo say that the cosmetics industry is very poorly regulated is an understatement. The FDA can make suggestions or recommendations to manufacturers about cosmetic products or their ingredients, but the manufacturers do not have to comply."Most products are labeled to 'sell' rather than to provide accurate information about the product. Terms like natural and hypoallergenic do not have official definitions, so the manufacturers can use them to mean anything they want. This often leads to misleading information about the product on the label." --From Dying to Look Good: The Disturbing Truth About What¹s Really in Your Cosmetics, Toiletries and Personal Care Products By Christine Hoza Farlow, D.C.HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN SHAMPOOS AND COSMETICS --EcoMallHarmful Ingredients in Personal Care Products"When it comes to soaps and shampoos, "almost every product out therelabeled organic isn't," said Ronnie Cummins, executive director of the Organic Consumers Association. The United States Department of Agriculture, which regulates organic food labeling, has neither standards nor the authority to regulate labels on personal care products." --NYTimes 5/18/03: "Is Organic Shampoo Chemistry or Botany?"

 

 

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