Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How the American Egg Board tried to crush eggless vegan mayo
Incriminating emails. A campaign to discredit a rival. Jokes about putting a hit out on a CEO. We’re not talking about a dirty politician or the ruthless head of a Fortune 500 company, but the American Egg Board and its attempt to crush Just Mayo, an eggless vegan mayonnaise brand.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIncriminating emails. A campaign to discredit a rival. Jokes about putting a hit out on a CEO. We’re not talking about a dirty politician or the ruthless head of a Fortune 500 company, but the American Egg Board and its attempt to crush Just Mayo, an eggless vegan mayonnaise brand. A new report from the USDA, which oversees the Egg Board, found the Board overstepped federal rules with its campaign to destroy Just Mayo.
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