Source: Jacqui Fatka, FARM PROGRESS, 10/18/21


Smithfield Foods was one of the first major pork retailers to promise a phase out of gestation crates for its sow herd. However, the Humane Society of the United States says Smithfield Food’s actions fall short in their promise for eliminating the sow confinements. A lawsuit filed Oct. 18 specifically alleges unlawful trade practices and targets their marketing and sales in the District of Columbia of falsely and misleading advertised pork products in violation of the Consumer Protection Procedures Act in D.C. HSUS claims Smithfield’s misleading jargon and hidden caveats “mislead humane-conscious consumers and commercial buyers into purchasing pork” ...

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