Sprouts Farmers Market controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2017
Investigation into cage-free egg supplier
Direct Action Everywhere released footage from an investigation of Morning Fresh Farms, a Sprouts cage-free egg supplier, alleging that chickens were injured or lacked adequate food and water. Sprouts said the supplier had assured it that the footage did not reflect conditions at the relevant cage-free facility.
Criticism of the farmers-market branding
Some local farmers and food-sovereignty advocates have criticized the chain's use of “farmers market,” arguing that the term should describe direct-to-consumer venues rather than a supermarket chain.