Blue Apron Has Been Using Caged Pigs For Its Pork
Animal welfare advocates call the practice of using gestation crates cruel and inhumane. Companies pledge to stop.
Consumers are increasingly turning to organic, antibiotic-free and “natural” animal food products to opt out of a system they see as cruel or incompatible with their values.
For busy adults trying to cook more with high-quality ingredients, Blue Apron Inc., one of the first meal kit companies, seems to offer an easy solution. More than just delivering good food to your door, the company markets itself as part of a do-gooder lifestyle. “With each Blue Apron home chef,” its website says, “we can build a better food system.” For those food-woke people who still want to shop, there are such supermarket brands as Tyson Foods Inc.’s antibiotic-free pork line, Open Prairie Natural Pork. Until recently, Tyson supplied Blue Apron with antibiotic-free pork.