Lipman CEO Pens Letter In Response To Tomato Debate

The CEO of Florida based Lipman Produce, Kent Shoemaker, penned an open letter to the Miami Herald in response to the documentary “Food Chains” produced by actress Eva Longoria and Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser.

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The documentary focuses on efforts made by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the group’s Fair Food Program, which advocates for the fair treatment of workers in the state.

In his letter to the Miami Herald, Shoemaker rebukes claims made by the documentary regarding assaults on the farm, the low wages paid to farm workers, and more.

To read the letter in its entirety, click here.

To read what Top 100 Grower and labor advocate Jon Esformes of Pacific Tomato Growers has to say about farm worker rights, click here.

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