Your Achievements for Our Planet FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT YOU’VE CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER YOU ARE BUILDING A WORLD WITH SUSTAINABLE FOOD, CLEAN WATER, AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE — ONE MILESTONE AT A TIME. FOOD • Defeated North Carolina’s “ag-gag” law.
“Corporate-dominated federal policymaking is failing rural communities, independent farmers, farmworkers, consumers, and our environment. Rebuilding a food system that puts people and the environment first means putting an end to the scourge of factory farming. The Farm System Reform Act is the bold answer to the challenges we face. We urge its passage in 2023 to enact a fair Farm Bill for all.” puts people nt first means e scourge of e Farm System old answer to ace. We urge to enact l.”
These laws are designed to silence journalists, activists, and impacted community members who dare to expose food safety violations, animal abuse, and environmental degradation at factory farms. The 4 th Circuit Court’s strong opinion is another nail in the coffin for these unconstitutional anti-transparency laws, which big agribusinesses are proposing nationwide. FEBRUARY 2023 • Reintroduced the Farm System Reform Act. This federal legislation would shift power from monopolistic multinational food corporations to family farms, place a moratorium on new factory farms while helping farmers transition to crop production or pasture-based animal farming, and restore mandatory country-of- origin labeling on our food. FEBRUARY 2023 • Successfully settled our false advertising lawsuit against Tyson Foods related to its greenwashed and misleading sustainability and animal welfare claims. Tyson has agreed
Wenonah Hauter Executive Director
to remove or change certain marketing statements that Food & Water Watch challenged as misleading. MARCH 2023
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