If you would like any further information then please email us (grassconsumergroup@gmail.com) or view the below links See the background to this story here: http://www.travelwrite.co.za/pig-industrys-filthy-secrets/ http://www.travelwrite.co.za/no-sappo-we-wont-go/ http://www.biznews.com/health/2014/07/03/go-whole-hog-woolies-pnp-face-horrors-pig-farming/ https://grassconsumeraction.wordpress.com/pig-farming/ For more information on pig farming concerns visit the websites…
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Tagged with: animal cruelty, animal protection act, animal rights, animal treatment, animals, Checkers Supermarket, CHRISTMAS PORK, Customer concerns, emerging infectious diseases, Enviroment, factory, Factory farming, farrowing crates, Free range, Glen Oaks, pig cruelty, Pig Farming, pig farming in South Africa, pork in South Africa, SAPPO, sow crates, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DIETS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, PASTURE REARED, PICK N PAY, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, PnP, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, Samic, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DIETS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, HUMAN HEALTH ISSUES & FOOD, PASTURE REARED, PICK N PAY, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, PnP, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, Samic, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
South African Consumers Comment on Woolies Dairy
Grass is always interested to know what South African consumers have to say about food related issues. Since the Woolworths Dairy story first broke (here) there has been a flood of comments – please let us know if there are…
Tagged with: animal rights, animal treatment, animals, Ayrshire, Bovine, Calves, Checkers Supermarket, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Dehoring, Free range, Milk products, Milking, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, PASTURE REARED, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, PASTURE REARED, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Grass Responds to Ian Moir, CEO of Woolworths
Dear Ian Moir, Thank you for your recent reply to our open letter, which has raised some alarming questions. As the CEO of Woolworths, how in touch are you with your Food Teams? Do you know and care how Woolworths…
Tagged with: animal rights, animals, Ayrshire, Bovine, Calves, CEO, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Free range, GMO labelling, Ian Moir, Misleading labels, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FOOD SECURITY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, POULTRY FARMING, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FOOD SECURITY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, POULTRY FARMING, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Consumers Plead With Woolworths
Dairy cows and Grass need your help once again. We are still in the cow turf wars with Woolworths. Grass would like to make one final plea to Woolworths to address the dairy concerns in the Dairy Commitment List that…
Tagged with: animal rights, Ayrshire, Bovine, Calves, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Dairy reality, Dehoring, Free range, GMO labelling, Misleading labels, Organic, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, RETAILERS
Posted in DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, RETAILERS
Grass Asks Woolworths to Commit to More Ethical Dairy Farming Practices
Most dairy products for human consumption come from cows’ milk. The majority of consumers are unaware of the harsh realities of the dairy industry and the ethical implications for dairy cows and their calves. (see an introduction into dairy farming here)…
Tagged with: animal rights, animals, Ayrshire, Bovine, Calves, Customer concerns, Dairy farming, Dehoring, Free range, Genetically engineered foods, GMO labelling, Misleading labels, Organic, South Africa consumer protection act, Woolworths South Africa
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FOOD SECURITY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Posted in ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES, ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY, ENVIRONMENTAL FARMING HAZARDS, FOOD SECURITY, FREE RANGE SPECIFICATIONS IN SA, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PASTURE REARED, PUBLIC HEALTH, RETAILERS, SOUTH AFRICA RETAILERS, WOOLWORTHS
Democracy and diversity can mend broken food systems – final diagnosis from UN right to food expert
Olivier De Schutter, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food [10 March 2014] GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, today called for the world’s food systems to be radically and…
Tagged with: Factory farming, Free range, Genetically engineered foods, Monopoly on food, public health
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, PUBLIC HEALTH
Healthwashing
Healthwashing is a term used to describe the activities of companies and groups that position themselves as leaders in the crusade forward to good health while engaging in practices that may be contributing to our poor health… A good product, campaign…
Oak Valley Piggery in Elgin
Oak Valley Estate was founded in 1898 by Sir Antonie Viljoen, a medical doctor who graduated from Edinburgh University in Scotland. He was a farmer extraordinaire, and amongst his many farming achievements were the establishment of the first commercial deciduous…
Tagged with: acorns, animal rights, animal treatment, animals, antibiotics, cereal feed, duroc, Elgin Valley, Ethics in farming, Factory farming, Free range, furrow stalls, Genetically engineered foods, GMO DNA, GMO's, Landrace pigs, Large White pigs, Pig Farming, pig paddocks, roaming free, sows, Tradition in Farming, Western Cape
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, RETAILERS
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS, GMO, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, RETAILERS
Pasture Reared vs Factory Farmed Pork
A group of nutritional therapists compare the health effects of eating factory-farmed (also known as “Conventional”) and pasture-reared pork products. Before the advent of the modern day confinement system where pigs are kept separated in metal cages that allow for…
Tagged with: animal rights, animal treatment, emerging infectious diseases, factory, Factory farming, Free range, Pig Farming, public health
Posted in PASTURE REARED, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, RETAILERS
Posted in PASTURE REARED, PIG FARMING, PIGGERY, RETAILERS
Light on Milk
Most dairy products for human consumption comes from cows’ milk. The majority of consumers are unaware of the harsh realities of the dairy industry and the ethical implications for dairy cows and their calves. Cattle (bovine) are large herbivorous animals that have…
Tagged with: Bovine, Calves, Dairy farming, Dairy reality, Dehoring, Factory farming, Free range, GMO feed, Milking, Organic
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY
Posted in CONSUMER AWARENESS, DAIRY
Grass Consumer Group 