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[Homestead] Tyson and truth, an oxymoron?

From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
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Subject: [Homestead] Tyson and truth, an oxymoron?
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 18:02:58 -0500

Court Orders Tyson to Suspend Ads For Antibiotic-Free Chicken

By Annys Shin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, May 2, 2008; Page D01

Poultry giant Tyson Foods has 14 days to dismantle a national multimillion dollar ad campaign centered on the claim that its chickens are raised without antibiotics, a federal appeals court in Richmond ruled yesterday.

Tyson, based in Springdale, Ark., will have to remove posters and brochures from 8,500 grocery stores nationwide.

"We're disappointed the motion for a stay has been denied and are evaluating our legal options," said Gary Mickelson, a spokesman for Tyson Foods. "We continue to believe we have acted responsibly in the way we have labeled and marketed our products and intend to stand our ground."

The ruling is a setback for Tyson in its ongoing battle with two of its competitors Sanderson Farms, based in Laurel, Miss., and Perdue Farms, based in Salisbury, Md. The two companies jointly sought an injunction to stop Tyson's ad campaign, arguing the "raised without antibiotics" claim misleads consumers by making it appear Tyson's chicken is safer or more healthful.

Sanderson and Perdue initially based their legal challenge on Tyson's practice of feeding chickens ionophores, an antibiotic used only in animals raised for food. Sanderson and Perdue also use ionophores.

Then during trial in federal court in Baltimore, Tyson officials acknowledged they also inject eggs several days before they hatch with antibiotics that are approved for use in humans. Dave Hogberg, Tyson's senior vice president for consumer products, said it is a common industry practice.

Hogberg said injecting eggs with antibiotics did not undermine the "raised without antibiotic" label because the term "raised" is understood to cover the period that begins with hatching. . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/01/AR2008050103514.html

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On May 25, 2008, at 12:31 AM, Marie McHarry wrote:

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net> wrote:

Is it Spelt that was supposed to have been re-grown from SEVEN seeds
found in an egyptian mummy's pocket or some such tale?...

I think you may be thinking of something else. Spelt is too much a
low-volume crop to be patented, its still grown in Europe, and one of
its attractions is that its more ancient than wheat.

Here's an article that tells about DNA testing of wheats and suggests that spelt may have been known BCE (That means before the current era, right, otherwise known as BC?)

Maybe products made from it are patented as some people who can't eat wheat can eat spelt.

It's quite possible that I heard the story in an incomplete form from the macrobiotic folks I took a class with a long time ago. Macrobiotic folks, as you may know, have some strongly held ideas. Unlike myself and others on this list, they sometimes stretch credibility

Roy Morgan
k1lky AT earthlink.net
Lovettsville, VA 20180

[Homestead] Tyson and truth, an oxymoron?, Gene GeRue, 05/25/2008