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STOP Illegal Animal Agribusiness Dealings

STOP Illegal Animal Agribusiness Dealings

 

In an inspiring show of bipartisanship, Senator Mike Lee (a Republican from Utah) and Senator Cory Booker (a Democrat from New Jersey) have introduced a bill that will ensure federal programs promoting the egg, beef, and pork industries aren’t allowed to attack competitors and influence public policy.

The Commodity Checkoff Improvement Act of 2016 (S. 3201) arose in response to the American Egg Board’s conspiracy with top egg industry executives to prevent Just Mayo, an eggless mayonnaise, from entering the market. Violating federal law, the American Egg Board launched a multifaceted campaign to undermine Hampton Creek, the small startup producing Just Mayo. The Egg Board hatched a scandalous plan that included getting the USDA to take action against the startup, and paying a contractor to remove Hampton Creek’s products from Whole Foods.

However, when the Egg Board campaigned against Just Mayo, it wrongly used government commodity “checkoff” funds to weaken a dynamic and free market and attack a smaller competitor.  Checkoff funds are supposed to go toward research and promotion of commodities, and have been used to develop slogans like “the other white meat” for the pork industry.

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