Why Whole Foods Is Being Sued For False Advertising
Traces of monensin were detected in Whole Foods beef Creativa Images/Shutterstock According to the nonprofit Farm Forward’s class action lawsuit against Whole Foods, tests done on beef from the grocery chain in 2021 and 2022 showed that traces of the growth antibiotic monensin were found in one Whole Foods beef product, while the antiparasitic chemical fenbendazole was detected in five others. The nonprofit claims to have contacted Whole Foods in 2017 to help test its “No antibiotics, EVER” claim, and were allegedly turned down and told by an executive that “the repercussions for having a positive result were beyond ridiculous” (per NPR)....