{"id":636,"date":"2007-09-25T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T12:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=636"},"modified":"2007-09-25T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2007-09-25T12:35:36","slug":"nz-organic-meat-from-an-eco-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgue.isprettyawesome.com\/?p=636","title":{"rendered":"NZ Organic Meat from an Eco-Villain"},"content":{"rendered":"

JAFW recently pointed at a story<\/a> that has slipped under the media net: the latest misdeeds of the Wallace Corporation. It has been found guilty<\/a> of dumping carcinogenic toxic waste, after charges were brought by Environment Waikato.
\nJAFW points out that this is just the latest in a string of environmentally irresponsible offences that can be laid at James Wallace’s door. He considers a consumer-boycott reaction (which is to my mind a good response if and only if it is accompanied by a letter of explanation to the companies boycotted).
\nDigging into the company website<\/a> reveals that Wallace Corp is mostly in the meat business, with sidelines in leather, dairying and rendering.
\nThe most interesting fact: Wallace has close ties<\/a> with several organic meat producers, such as the Harmony farm’s “Natural Choice” brand, certified organic meat. Here’s the website<\/a> (it isn’t accessible from the Harmony frontpage<\/a> but google has easily busted down that wall of security).
\nIt is also linked with Outlands NZ<\/a>, which supplies organic meats to the Californian branch of U.S. eco-chain Whole Foods.
\nIt concerns me that NZ organic meat is being delivered to market by a serial toxic-waste dumper.
\n(Note: I’m not entirely sure of the nature of the links between the organic meat farms and Wallace Corp. Wallace’s website says that it processes the beef, so I’m not sure if it is purely a service provider or if there is some ownership as well. Wallace’s Website calls its Paeroa operation “Wallace Harmony Foods” (purchased in 2004), and the Natural Choice brand is marketed by Harmony, so that points to an ownership link of some kind.)
\n(Also, JAFW also mentions that the Wallace Arts Award<\/a>, an important NZ art award, is funded directly by the James Wallace of Wallace Corporation. Worth noting.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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