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Using a "lifetime supply of bacon" contest to distract from negative press about a $473 million lawsuit judgement

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Tags: meat, usa, smithfield farms, business, legal, lawsuits, competitions, bacon, food processing, author.lauren rothman, source.munchies
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/ev747z/theres-something-suspicious-about-this-lifetime-supply-of-bacon-contest

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Title
There's Something Suspicious About This Lifetime-Supply-of-Bacon Contest
Published
Sep 11 2018
Word count
513 words

3 comments

  1. spit-evil-olive-tips
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    Title changed from the clickbaity "There's Something Suspicious About This Lifetime-Supply-of-Bacon Contest" to be more informative. Details on the lawsuit from about a month ago where a jury...

    Title changed from the clickbaity "There's Something Suspicious About This Lifetime-Supply-of-Bacon Contest" to be more informative.

    Details on the lawsuit from about a month ago where a jury awarded half a billion dollars to the plaintiffs over the nuisance caused by the farms.

    3 votes
  2. patience_limited
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    If you've ever been in the vicinity of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO is a regulatory term of art), you'll understand why this is a big deal. The ammonia and hydrogen sulfide...

    If you've ever been in the vicinity of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO is a regulatory term of art), you'll understand why this is a big deal.

    The ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions alone are hazardous to health, not to mention the biological and environmental hazards of waste lagoon overflow, but there's rarely any enforcement.

    3 votes
  3. sublime_aenima
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    Distraction is the name of the game. Politicians and corporations thrive on spinning info to distract people from what’s really going on.

    Distraction is the name of the game. Politicians and corporations thrive on spinning info to distract people from what’s really going on.