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resist the lies who taught you what to eat? most of us started learning the basics of nutrition in preschool, then continued learning throughout elementary school. remember the 4 food groups? remember those fieldtrips to the farm to watch the farmer milking the cow? who’s teaching your kids what to eat right now? have they had their fieldtrip to the factory dairy farm? they will... who taught your teachers what to teach you what to eat? - the National Dairy Coucil is recognized throughout the country as a leader in educating school children
- education materials provided by the Dairy Council include brochures, booklets, curriculum aids, posters and other items designed to teach children about food, nutrition, diet and health
- the National Dairy Council has corporate ties to McDonald’s and Burger King
- national cattlemen’s beef association provides educational materials such as TeachFree.org which is a beef resource for preschool through 12th grade educators
who taught your doctor? who is still teaching our doctors? - nutrition education in med schools is almost non-existent: less than 20 contact hours for the degree
- the National Dairy Council provides nutrition information to the media, physicians, dietitians, nurses, educators, consumers and others concerned about fostering a healthier society
- educational materials are supplied to doctors by The Dannon Institute, Egg Nutrition Board, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Dairy Council, Nestle Clinical Nutrition, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, Baxter Healthcare Corporation and others. They have all joined forces to produce a Nutrition in Medicine program and the Medical Nutrition Curriculum Initiative. The organization is creating free CD-ROMS for med schools. As of late 2003, 112 med schools were using the curriculum (from The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell)
who owns these factory farms and feedlot operations? tyson Foods - Tyson Foods, Inc. is an American multinational corporation based in Springdale, Arkansas, that operates in the food industry
- it is the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork, and annually exports the largest percentage of beef out of the United States
- its 2005 sales were $26 billion
- Tyson Foods is the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500
- the company makes a wide variety of protein-based and prepared food products at its 123 food processing plants
- Tyson Foods has approximately 114,000 employees, who work at more than 300 facilities in the United States and throughout the world. (from Wikipedia)
- from December 2004 through February 2005, an undercover investigator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals worked on the slaughter line of a Tyson Foods chicken processing plant in Heflin, Alabama. Using a hidden camera, he documented the treatment of the more than 100,000 chickens killed every day in the plant. PETA alleges that workers were instructed to rip the heads off of birds who missed the throat-cutting machines. He saw birds scalded alive in the feather removal tank, and managers said that it was acceptable to scald 40 birds alive per shift. Plant employees were also seen throwing around dead birds just for fun. PETA has asked Tyson to implement Controlled Atmosphere Killing, to avoid such abuses, but so far they have refused. For this reason, PETA is boycotting businesses that use Tyson as a supplier, such as KFC. (from Wikipedia)
- Tyson Foods, Inc. Board of Directors includes Richard Bond, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee
cargill
- as of 2006, it is the largest privately owned company in the United States.
- in fiscal year 2006, Cargill declared revenues of $75.2 billion USD
- it is responsible for 25 percent of all United States grain exports
- it supplies approximately 22 percent of the United States domestic meat market
- it employs over 149,000 people at 1,100 locations in 63 countries
- The company exports more product from Argentina than any other company
- it is the largest poultry producer in Thailand
- All of the eggs used in McDonald's restaurants in the United States pass through Cargill's plants
- its central position in the world's food production system means that it helps to feed billions of consumers
- in truth, it helps to feed billions of consumers food that is killing them
- Cargill is being sued by the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) on charges of knowingly buying cocoa from African plantations that utilize child slave labor
- in the U.S., Cargill has been accused of prematurely pushing its genetically-modified (GMO) products onto the market, agressively seeking patents for its seeds, and suing farmers that unknowingly grow Cargill's patented products on their farms
- by eating meat you are almost surely supporting this crooked company
monsanto
- monsanto was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1901, by John Francis Queeny, a 30-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry.
monsanto is notable for: - inventing saccharin
- putting caffeine in Coca-Cola
- producing salicylic acid, aspirin, latex rubber, sulfuric acid, polystyrene
- bringing polyurethanes to the US
monsanto’s major products include: - dioxin (in the herbicides 2,4,5-T and Agent Orange)
- aspartame (NutraSweet)
- bovine somatotrophin (bovine hormone; BST)
- PCBs
- the first nuclear weapons (the Manhattan Project, 1940s)
- Agent Orange (leading producer for US Military operations in Vietnam)
monsanto is responsible for: - the largest industrial accident in US history, with the highest death toll (Texas City Disaster in Galveston Bay)
- the first to genetically modify a plant cell
- Sterile Seed Technology (a.k.a. Terminator Gene)
- massive lawsuits against small farmers on the grounds of patent laws (from wind carrying thier patented GMO seeds to neighboring crops)
- patent claims on common breeding techniques for pigs which would grant the ownership of any pigs born of such techniques and their related herds
3 mile canyon farms farms - mega-dairy with 30,000 head of cattle
- milking machines milk 500 cows at once
- notable clients include McDonald’s and Safeway
- recently in the news for serious abuse of workers’ rights
maple leaf foods - Maple Leaf Foods is a major Canadian food processing company
- it was founded in 1927 in Canada
- it was Canada’s largest meat packer for over 60 years
- Its main business was pork, and its massive operations processing hogs for export to the United Kingdom helped Toronto earn its nickname "Hogtown."
- moving into western Canada it later became Canada's largest beef slaughterer
- it also moved into other markets producing well known brands such as Squirrel peanut butter and Black Diamond cheese
- the company also developed a large bread division, best known for the Dempster's brand, which is Canada's best selling brand of bread, and includes San Francisco-area Grace Baking products
- in 2003 the company purchased rival Schneider Foods
- Schneider Foods is company is one of Canada's largest agribusinesses, owning poultry and hog farms across the country. The main slaughterhouse is located in Brandon, Manitoba
how powerful are these food companies? - the food and pharmacuetical industries are worth over a trillion dollars per year in revenue in the U.S. alone
- Nestle annual revenues: $91 billion
- Kraft Foods annual revenues: $34 billion
- the Danone Group’s annual revenues: $15 billion
- McDonald’s annual revenues: $15 billion
- Wendy’s annual revenues: $3 billion
who funds all the scientific studies I read about? - the National Dairy Council administers grants to independent researchers to aid in the discovery of information about dairy foods and the important role they play in a healthy lifestyle
- the National Dairy Council is known for repeatedly claiming that consuming dairy products promotes weight loss and fights osteoperosis – claims that were long ago proven false
- the dairy industry spends $5 million on research created expressly to “find” health benefits of dairy foods
- they employ medical advisory boards of doctors, academics and other health professionals – this is who is paid to appear in the media with scientific research thatt promotes dairy products
- in fact, in June 2005, the Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine announced a lawsuit involving the National Dairy Council, Dairy Management Inc., International Dairy Foods Association, Kraft Foods, General Mills and Dannon, for intentionally misleading the public with unsubstantiated scientific claims. why do think a group representing over 5000 medical doctors would go so far as to sue major corporations?
- Dairy Farmers of Canada is a similar organization, geared at marketing dairy products in Canada
- they fund many studies at Universities across Canada
- recently, Dairy Farmers of Canada funded a vitamin D study that was widely reported in the Canadian media. One of the authors, the Dean of Nutrition Studies at the University of Saskatchewan has twice been awarded grants in excess of $70,000 from the Dairy Farmers of Canada. Do you think these studies are going to find any negative associations with dairy products?
- respectable scientists refer to these studies as “junk science”
what about the “public service announcements” I see on t.v.? - the National Dairy Council is the nutrition marketing arm of Dairy Management Inc.
- NDC has been marketing milk and other dairy products since 1915.
- Dairy Management Inc.’s marketing budget in 2003 was $165 million
- their targets include children ages 6 to 12 and their mothers
- they rely on partnership with major companies like Kellogg’s, Kraft and McDonald’s to reach school children, parents and teachers
- their goal is to make children into lifelong dairy consumers
- NDC is behind the infamous ‘milk mustache” ad campaign among others
- "We are at an absolute crossroads when it comes to generic advertising," says Gary Hanman, CEO of Dairy Farmers of America. "We are spending nearly $350 million annually, and we haven't seen an increase in dairy consumption in the last 10 years."
- “Consumer ignorance is our greatest strength.” - Phil Clemens, chairman and CEO of Hatfield Quality Meats
- the national cattlemen’s beef association reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand."
- it promotes beef products, including veal to consumers, retailers and restaurants.
doesn’t the government protect us and our rights? - the U.S. government, at the urging of the animal product industry, is seeking to label animal rights activists “terrorists”
- The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (H.R. 4239), which has passed the Senate unanimously and on November 13th, 2006 passed in the house, labels a wide range of activism as “terrorism” if it “damages” an animal enterprise, or any business connected to an animal enterprise. It includes penalties for “non-violent physical obstruction” and actions that do not harm people or property. It could label civil disobedience, whistleblowing, undercover investigations and aggressive—yet nonviolent—campaigns as “terrorism” if they hurt corporate profits. The AETA Limits Free Speech. Labeling nonviolent actions as “terrorism” and prosecuting them as federal crimes will have a chilling effect on free speech. You shouldn’t have to be afraid of being labeled a “terrorist” for speaking up for animals. (Satya)
- former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld was chairman of G.D. Searle Co., a pharmaceutical company which was purchased by Monsanto in 1985
- former President George Bush Sr. appointed Monsanto lawyer Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court
- Secretary of Agriculture Ann Venneman was on the board of directors of Calgene Pharmaceuticals, now owned by Monsanto
- Monsanto convinced the USDA to increase the amount of herbicide residue allowed on crops so it could legally produce its round-up ready soy beans
- the Canadian government actively protects the interests of the internationally maligned sealing industry
- they have made it illegal to protest or even photograph the seal hunt
- the Canadian government refuses to support a UN moratorium on bottom trawling, one of the most environmentally and ecologically destructive fishing methods. The moratorium is supported by the U.S., Australia, Norway, Pacific Island Countries, Brazil, South Africa, Germany, New Zealand, and many other nations
- the Canadian department of fisheries and oceans is known within the federal government as “the mafia” for its protectionism and bully tactics
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