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Fair Oaks Farms, Biggest undercover Dairy Investigation in History
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<blockquote data-quote="Grabber" data-source="post: 16214809" data-attributes="member: 70485"><p>Posted on a local forum and saw someone mention this:</p><p></p><p><strong>fairlife Statement on Animal Care</strong></p><p></p><p>Valued Fans and Friends of fairlife,</p><p>We have become aware that an animal rights activist group (ARM) went undercover at one of our dairy suppliers, Fair Oaks Farms, earlier this year. ARM has recently released an animal abuse video and held several press conferences to make their findings public.</p><p>As part of our core values of responsible farming and animal care, we at fairlife LLC are taking this incident very seriously. We and Fair Oaks Farms are taking the following steps:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Immediately suspend milk deliveries from the dairy identified in the video to fairlife;</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fair Oaks Farm has terminated the four individuals identified in the video that did not adhere to the farm’s stringent animal welfare practices;</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>As outlined in a letter from Dr. Mike McCloskey at Fair Oaks Farms, they have provided the video to local Indiana law enforcement to review for potential criminal charges against the individuals involved;</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fair Oaks Farms commissioned an independent auditor, Food Safety Net Services Certification & Audit (FSNS C&A), recommended by the National Milk Producers’ Federation, to conduct an audit of animal welfare practices at the identified farm. Those results are public and will be made available at <a href="http://www.fofarms.com%3B/" target="_blank">www.fofarms.com;</a></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fair Oaks Farms has committed to conduct independent, unannounced and random audits and install video surveillance to ensure the highest levels of animal care are maintained;</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Until these new assurances are in place, no milk from the dairy in the video will be included in fairlife LLC products.</strong></li> </ul><p></p><p>The dairy identified in the video represents less than 5 percent of fairlife’s total milk supply. Approximately 30 dairies support fairlife; therefore, we are visiting all supplying dairies in person and conducting independent 3rd party audits within the next 30 days to verify all animal husbandry practices at the farms, including all training, management and auditing practices. We will also continue to work with Fair Oaks Farms to ensure specific actions are taken to address this situation and uphold our high standards for animal care.</p><p>Please reach out to us with any questions about this matter. For information specific to Fair Oaks Farms’ response to this matter, please see <strong><u><a href="https://fofarms.com/post/response" target="_blank">their statement</a></u></strong> or contact <a href="mailto:pr@fofarms.com">pr@fofarms.com</a>.</p><p>With best regards,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grabber, post: 16214809, member: 70485"] Posted on a local forum and saw someone mention this: [b]fairlife Statement on Animal Care[/b] Valued Fans and Friends of fairlife, We have become aware that an animal rights activist group (ARM) went undercover at one of our dairy suppliers, Fair Oaks Farms, earlier this year. ARM has recently released an animal abuse video and held several press conferences to make their findings public. As part of our core values of responsible farming and animal care, we at fairlife LLC are taking this incident very seriously. We and Fair Oaks Farms are taking the following steps: [LIST] [*][b]Immediately suspend milk deliveries from the dairy identified in the video to fairlife;[/b] [*][b]Fair Oaks Farm has terminated the four individuals identified in the video that did not adhere to the farm’s stringent animal welfare practices;[/b] [*][b]As outlined in a letter from Dr. Mike McCloskey at Fair Oaks Farms, they have provided the video to local Indiana law enforcement to review for potential criminal charges against the individuals involved;[/b] [*][b]Fair Oaks Farms commissioned an independent auditor, Food Safety Net Services Certification & Audit (FSNS C&A), recommended by the National Milk Producers’ Federation, to conduct an audit of animal welfare practices at the identified farm. Those results are public and will be made available at [URL='http://www.fofarms.com%3B/']www.fofarms.com;[/URL][/b] [*][b]Fair Oaks Farms has committed to conduct independent, unannounced and random audits and install video surveillance to ensure the highest levels of animal care are maintained;[/b] [*][b]Until these new assurances are in place, no milk from the dairy in the video will be included in fairlife LLC products.[/b] [/LIST] The dairy identified in the video represents less than 5 percent of fairlife’s total milk supply. Approximately 30 dairies support fairlife; therefore, we are visiting all supplying dairies in person and conducting independent 3rd party audits within the next 30 days to verify all animal husbandry practices at the farms, including all training, management and auditing practices. We will also continue to work with Fair Oaks Farms to ensure specific actions are taken to address this situation and uphold our high standards for animal care. Please reach out to us with any questions about this matter. For information specific to Fair Oaks Farms’ response to this matter, please see [b][U][URL='https://fofarms.com/post/response']their statement[/URL][/U][/b] or contact [EMAIL]pr@fofarms.com[/EMAIL]. With best regards, [/QUOTE]
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