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Oreo-Maker Mondelēz International’s $10 Million Lesson in Telling the Truth Should Be a Wake-Up Call: PETA Statement

For Immediate Release:
February 27, 2025

Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382

Chicago –

Please see the following statement from PETA Vice President Shalin Gala regarding news this week that snack-food colossus Mondelēz International, maker of Oreo cookies, agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company dishonestly labeled and marketed crackers as “100% whole grain” when in reality they contained corn starch, a refined grain:

Paying a hefty $10 million to cover its tracks for deceptive claims on crackers strips bare any façade that Mondelēz International, maker of Oreo cookies, is committed to responsible stewardship or ethical standards. Since the company clearly will not voluntarily tell consumers the truth, PETA will: Mondelēz keeps consumers in the dark that it funds cruel experiments in which animals have been poisoned, force-fed human feces, and killed for unnecessary food tests, despite numerous requests from PETA and nearly 55,000 of our supporters. If Mondelēz wants to earn back customers’ trust, ending its support for ghastly animal torment and joining PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program would be a good start.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.

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