Jonathan Safran Foer Encourages Meat Reduction at the Vatican
Portland, Oregon--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2023) - In the Vatican gardens after a private audience with Pope Francis, author and Farm Forward founding board member, Jonathan Safran Foer gave a keynote address responding to the pope's new Apostolic Exhortation, Laudaute Deum, where Foer urged eating fewer animal products and food systems reform as powerful ways to respond to the pope's call to address climate change. Foer emphasized the need for policy level change, and following the...
2023-10-05 2:00 PM EDT
Farm Forward and Data For Progress Report: Consumers Expect Companies to Test Meat to Ensure "Antibiotic Free"
Portland, Oregon--(Newsfile Corp. - August 21, 2023) - A new consumer survey from Farm Forward and Data for Progress evaluated consumer's expectations about the labeling and marketing of animal products. The survey results, published in a new report, revealed that affordability and animal welfare are the top two considerations for shoppers when purchasing meat, eggs, and dairy products. When exposed to information about companies that are utilizing the deceptive practice known as...
2023-08-21 12:00 PM EDT
Farm Forward Sues Whole Foods for Allegedly Deceiving Consumers About Antibiotic Use in "Antibiotic Free" Meat
Portland, Oregon--(Newsfile Corp. - August 24, 2022) - Nonprofit Farm Forward has joined a consumer class action lawsuit against Whole Foods alleging that the retail giant is deceiving shoppers about beef products in its stores. Since 1981, Whole Foods has claimed that all of the animals within its supply chain are raised without antibiotics, but an independent laboratory found antibiotic residue in "antibiotic free" meat purchased from a California Whole Foods store. Antibiotic free meat can...
2022-08-24 9:33 AM EDT