Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Unfair-labor-practice allegations
The NLRB charged New Seasons in relation to allegations that the company threatened benefit changes and otherwise interfered with organizing activity. The company disputed the findings.
2021
New Seasons Market sues Oregon Country Beef over contaminated beef costs
Lawsuit filed
New Seasons Market filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against Country Natural Beef, doing business as Oregon Country Beef, accusing it of negligence over beef allegedly contaminated with E. coli in 2019. The suit seeks recovery of costs including refunds, cleaning, recall and investigation expenses.
Source excerpt
The suit, filed this week in Multnomah County Circuit Court by the Portland-based company, names Country Natural Beef, doing business as Oregon Country Beef, based in Redmond.
New Seasons Market has filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against a Redmond beef producer, accusing the company of negligence for delivering beef tainted with E. coli in 2019, court records show.
2017
B Corporation certification and Murdock Trust controversy
Activists questioned whether the company’s indirect financial relationship with the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust was compatible with its B Corporation commitments and asked B Lab to review its certification.
2017
Gentrification criticism
Residents and community groups criticized the company’s presence in historically Black and working-class neighborhoods, arguing that new stores could intensify gentrification.