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US court finds Iams & Mars not guilty of using forced labour in Thailand

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“Iams' Parent Co. Dumps Suit Over Cat Food 'Slave Labor'”, 5 Feb 2016 The Iams Co. is off the hook in a proposed consumer class action over whether the company hid that the fish in its cat food was caught by slaves in Thailand, according to a California federal judge who found businesses don’t have to tell customers about their labor practices on labels.  A pair of cat food customers accused Iams and its parent company, Mars Inc., of benefitting from a system of forced labor in Thailand in which people are confined to live in brutal conditions on…[Subscription required]

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