MSG Maker Starves, Electrocutes, and Mutilates Animals in Tests

Thousands of dogs, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, mice, rats, and fish have been tortured and killed by Japan-based conglomerate Ajinomoto Co. Inc.—the world’s largest manufacturer of the controversial food flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) as well as the owner of packaged frozen food brands Tai Pei, Ling Ling, and José Olé, all sold in the U.S. PETA is urging the company to end these worthless tests on animals, and we need your help!

Urge MSG flavor giant Ajinomoto to end horrific tests on dogs and others:

Take Action

Call the President and CEO of Ajinomoto Foods North America, Hiroshi Kaho, at 909-477-4700 (press 8). If you get his voicemail, please leave a message.

CALL AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA’S CEO

Call Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. at 630-931-6800.

CALL AJINOMOTO HEALTH & NUTRITION NORTH AMERICA

LET US KNOW HOW YOUR CALLS WENT

Please comment on Ajinomoto’s X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram accounts by posting the image and text below (in both Japanese and English) to urge the company to ban animal testing:

味の素: 食品のための動物実験を廃止せよ (Ajinomoto: Stop deadly tests on animals for food products.)

Ajinomoto: Stop deadly tests on animals for food products.

Ajinomoto’s Instagram Page

Also, please post polite comments on Ajinomoto’s popular Indonesian lifestyle and recipe page:

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind