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Carnivore Club Groupon

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Carnivore Club Groupon

Same amount of meat can be purchased for less on company’s own website.

PETA

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PETA

That is one tough-looking toddler, but the ASA bans ad that claims eating meat increases risk of cancer.

Cat Fight over Pet Food Marketing Claims

Consumer News

Cat Fight over Pet Food Marketing Claims

Purina and Blue Buffalo in legal feud over by-products.

CATrends: Where’s the Beef?

Consumer News

CATrends: Where’s the Beef?

Lawsuits challenge the amount of meat and toppings depicted in fast-food marketing images.

Where’s the Beef?

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Where’s the Beef?

I have a bone to pick with Kevin.

Goodbye Pork Butt

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Goodbye Pork Butt

The beef and pork industries are renaming 350 cuts of meat. What do these new meat monikers make us think of?

USDA ‘Product of USA’ Comment

Regulatory/Congressional Actions

USDA ‘Product of USA’ Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the USDA regarding the need to change the definition of “Product of USA” as it pertains to the labeling of meat products.

Best Reader Tips of 2021

Consumer News

Best Reader Tips of 2021

This year reader tips led to dozens of ad alerts, as well as a complaint to regulators.

Popeyes’ Chicken Tenders: Are They Really Tenders?

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Popeyes’ Chicken Tenders: Are They Really Tenders?

TINA.org reader takes issue with Popeyes calling its breast strips “tenders.”

Impossible Whopper

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Impossible Whopper

The blurred lines of Burger King’s grill lines.

Subway’s Steak and Cheese Sandwiches

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Subway’s Steak and Cheese Sandwiches

Chain faces lawsuit over meat filling representations.

P.F. Chang’s

Class Action

P.F. Chang’s

Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that items on its menu contain “Krab Mix” when they don’t contain any crab meat

Burger King’s Impossible Burger

Class Action

Burger King’s Impossible Burger

September 2020: The appeal was dismissed for failure to prosecute. (Case No. 20-13128, 11th Cir.) August 2020: The named plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the dismissal order. July…

Quorn Foods Thai Wonder Grains

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Quorn Foods Thai Wonder Grains

Meat alternative brand takes its carbon footprint reduction claims a step too far.

CATrends: False and Misleading Protein Claims

Consumer News

CATrends: False and Misleading Protein Claims

Brands named in litigation include SlimFast, Silk and Beyond Meat, among others.

Promotions for “Free” Products at Safeway and Albertson’s Grocery Stores

Class Action

Promotions for “Free” Products at Safeway and Albertson’s Grocery Stores

Allegations: Misleading promotions for “free” products

Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim

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Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim

Consumers also have a beef with claim that meat is “animal welfare certified.”

Arby’s Sandwiches

Class Action

Arby’s Sandwiches

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that sandwiches contain more meat than they actually do and that the roast beef in sandwiches is rare

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.

U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service

Consumer Basics

U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that commercial meat, poultry, and egg products are safe,…

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Cat Fight over Pet Food Marketing Claims

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Goodbye Pork Butt

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Best Reader Tips of 2021

Popeyes’ Chicken Tenders: Are They Really Tenders?

Impossible Whopper

Subway’s Steak and Cheese Sandwiches

P.F. Chang’s

Burger King’s Impossible Burger

Quorn Foods Thai Wonder Grains

CATrends: False and Misleading Protein Claims

Promotions for “Free” Products at Safeway and Albertson’s Grocery Stores

Whole Foods Grilled Over Its ‘No Antibiotics, Ever’ Beef Claim

Arby’s Sandwiches

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

U.S.D.A. Food Safety and Inspection Service