Following engagement with As You Sow, Denny’s has updated its Animal Welfare statement to include a policy disallowing the use of medically important antibiotics in its chicken supply chain, effective March 1.
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KFC, part of Yum! Brands Inc., made two announcements today. One, commitmenting to eliminating non-recoverable or non-reusable plastic packaging by 2025. KFC also announced that it has fulfilled its April 2017 pledge to end the use of medically important antibiotics in its U.S. chicken supply.
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Today, McDonald’s became the first major fast food chain to establish a comprehensive policy to reduce the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain.
Read MoreAs You Sow issued a notice of intent to sue Amazon.com under California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, commonly referred to as Proposition 65.
The notice letter, sent Nov. 21, alleges that America’s biggest online retailer has failed to …
Read MoreA pesticide-related shareholder resolution filed with General Mills, by corporate responsibility group As You Sow, received a vote of support from approximately 31% of investors at the company’s annual general meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tuesday.
Read MoreA shareholder proposal to curb antibiotic use received significant support at the Denny’s annual meeting today, with over 15% of shares voting in favor.
Read MoreA shareholder proposal to curb antibiotic use received strong support at the Sanderson Farms annual meeting today, with 43.1% of voting shares supporting.
Read MoreToday a California Superior Court judge in San Francisco approved a settlement resolving claims that have lingered for years over whether certain levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate require warnings under California's stringent "Proposition 65" law. The settlement was negotiated by non-profit consumer advocacy group As You Sow and leaders of the chocolate industry over the past year.
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