Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2018
Anti-GMO advertising and social-media moderation dispute
Stonyfield’s anti-GMO advertising was criticized over the use of children and the accuracy of scripted claims. The company was also criticized for removing comments, blocking users, and labeling critics as trolls on Facebook.
GMO-labeling lobbying controversy
Emails released through WikiLeaks showed chairman Gary Hirshberg lobbying John Podesta for a strong statement from Hillary Clinton supporting mandatory labeling of genetically modified food. The correspondence also referred to Hirshberg raising $400,000 for Clinton’s campaign.