Day: January 10, 2019

OCA: Ben & Jerry’s; Tainted Tortillas; Deer; Pinapple Poison; Farm Talk; Reading Matter

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10 January 2019 — Organic Consumers Association

TOP NEWS OF THE WEEK

Good News!

cup of Ben and Jerrys ice cream in a colorful cup

Photo: Julie David, CC BY-ND 2.0

Nothing like starting the year with some good news, for once.

We’re happy to report that consumers have won round one in our legal battle to hold Ben & Jerry’s accountable for its advertising and marketing claims.

Last summer, OCA sued Ben & Jerry’s for deceptive marketing and advertising. (We explained why, in this article we wrote last July).

Ben & Jerry’s tried to get the case dismissed—and lost.

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Something Really Bad Is Being Prepared for the Palestinians in Gaza By Motasem A DALLOUL

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10 January 2019 — middleeastmonitor.com

A senior member of the Hamas Political Bureau said on Monday that “the worst is still to come” as far as the Gaza Strip is concerned. Mousa Abu Marzook’s remarks followed the announcement by the Palestinian Authority that it will withdraw its security officers from the Rafah Border Crossing, the only route between Gaza and the outside world through Egypt. He tweeted similar sentiments after the PA Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein Al-Sheikh pledged that more punitive measures to tighten the siege on the Palestinians in the coastal enclave are on the way.

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The EU votes for the installation of new US missiles in Europe By Manlio Dinucci

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10 January 2019 — Voltaire Network

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The member States of the European Union have unanimously aligned themselves with the military strategy of their American big brother. They have accepted that their own territory may transform itself into a nuclear battleground in the case of conflict between the United States and Russia.
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