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By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans.
Company strategy stands in contrast to that of Kraft, which has yet to match the pledge, and instead has focused on rosy-tinged marketing gimmicks, as I wrote last week in Valentine’s Day Food Security Special: Hold the Pink Kraft Dinner, Serve Up Comfort Food. The eponymous Annie’s was started by a real person but is now owned by General Mills.
Fear not, patient readers, my decision to write two posts a week apart on boxed macaroni and cheese doesn’t portend any intention to launch a new Naked Capitalism mac and cheese beat.
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Annieâs Pledges to Purge a Class of Chemicals From Its Mac and Cheese
The move comes nearly four years after a study showed that chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive issues in adults were found in mass-market macaroni and cheese packets.
Annie’s is working with suppliers to make sure its macaroni and cheese does not contain traces of chemicals called ortho-phthalates. Taco Bell has pledged to remove phthalates from its packaging by 2025.Credit.Steve Karnowski/Associated Press
Feb. 19, 2021
Nearly four years after traces of chemicals believed to cause health problems in children and reproductive issues in adults were found in mass-market macaroni and cheese packets, Annieâs Homegrown has begun working with its suppliers to eliminate the offending material from their food processing equipment.
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Green Meadow Organics, a division of Herbruckâs Poultry Ranch, is offering a new line of organic fertilizers at retailers.
All Season Fertilizer or Spring Boost can be used on residential lawns. Green Meadow Organics also produces Organic Vegetable Fertilizer, which can be used for home-grown vegetables. The hens raised at Herbruckâs Poultry Ranch are fed an organic vegetable-based diet that provide the natural base for the fertilizer.
âWeâre excited to offer our organic and sustainably produced fertilizer products to retail customers so they can be assured that the home-grown produce they feed their families is as healthy and nutrient-rich as possible, and their landscape and lawns are green and well taken care of,â said Ric Herrera, vice president of marketing at Herbruckâs. âAs a business, we pride ourselves on producing healthy and sustainable products for all, direct from ou