A class-action lawsuit alleges Costco sold Orgain Organic Protein Powder containing toxic heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and arsenic without warning consumers. Plaintiffs cite testing by Clean Label Project and Consumer Reports, claiming Costco knew or should have known about the contamination.
A class-action lawsuit accuses Costco of failing to disclose toxic heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and arsenic in its Orgain protein powder, marketing it as clean and healthy. Consumers claim they were misled and seek compensation and disclosure.
Whey, once a dairy byproduct, is now a high-demand product due to the "proteinmaxxing" trend and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. This surge has led to shortages and price increases, impacting the traditional dairy and cheese markets.
The US dairy industry is experiencing a whey protein boom, fueled by GLP-1 weight loss drugs, leading to shortages and price hikes. This shift is transforming cheesemaking, with whey now a valuable co-product rather than waste, and impacting traditional dairy production.
Despite falling domestic milk prices, whey protein powder costs have surged due to rising global raw material prices, increased supply chain expenses, and strong demand from Western markets, particularly from consumers using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and health-conscious elderly populations. China's reliance on imports, coupled with geopolitical and logistical cost increases, exacerbates the situation, leading to predictions of sustained high prices for protein powder.
Debut film Tycoon, set around the 2028 Summer Olympics in a dystopian Los Angeles, explores survival, economic precarity, and resistance against a megacorporation controlling protein distribution amid a meat ban and cockroach infestation.
