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Eden Foods
Company typeCorporation
Founded1968
Number of employees
128 (April 2013)[1]
Websiteedenfoods.com

Eden Foods, Inc., (also known as Eden Organic) is an

Japanese foods and condiments. The company claims to be the oldest independent organic food producer in the United States, and the largest supplier of organic dry grocery items.[4]

Eden was founded in 1969 as a

buying club.[5] Originally incorporated as a nonprofit, it became a for-profit company in 1970.[5] In 1972, the company began importing Japanese foods such as miso and soy sauce
for both the retail and commercial markets. Many of Eden's Japanese foods are still sourced in Japan.

Most of Eden Food's products are organic, most are certified

gluten-free, and have therefore been recommended for those on a gluten-free or gluten-free casein-free (GFCF) diet.[6]

Products

Soy milk

In 1997, an independent test by

GMOs in 11 soy and corn-based products found Eden's milk to be the only product that tested clean, a finding that Eden Foods attributed to their extensive certification and testing program.[7]

In 2020, Organic Unsweetened Edensoy soy milk won the Lausanne Index Prize - Environmental Possibility Prize.[8]

Soy sauce

In 2001, Eden shoyu soy sauce was rated highest for flavor by Cook's Illustrated in a comparison of 12 brands. In 2007, Eden's tamari was rated best out of seven brands tested in a comparison conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle for its "Taster's Choice" column.[9]

Extra virgin olive oil

In 1999,

extra virgin olive oil studied.[10][11]

Canned food

Eden uses BPA-free enamel-lined cans for most of its products (the only exception being tomato-based foods),[12] and was subsequently recommended by the Center for Science in the Public Interest as a safer option for canned food.[13]

In a 2005 study, Eden's canned

Men's Health Magazine.[14]

Controversy

Infant formula charges

In 1988 CEO Michael Potter was charged and later served 30 days in jail on misdemeanor charges for misrepresenting Edensoy soy milk as an infant formula.[15] The suit was brought after a Canadian infant developed a rare eye and bone disorder as a result of vitamin deficiency from being fed the product.[15][16][17] The child's physician later reported the patient to have "completely recovered".[15][18]

Employee healthcare

In March 2013, Eden Foods filed suit against the Obama administration seeking an exemption from the mandate to cover contraception for its employees under the

US Supreme Court on 30 June 2014 overrules the lower courts. The next day, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, Eden Foods v. Burwell.[22] In response, some customers urged a boycott of the company on popular liberal websites, as well as the company's own Facebook page.[23][24]

Trademark infringement lawsuit

In October 2021, Eden Foods, Inc. filed suit against Eden Burger Ltd., a single-location vegan burger restaurant located on the campus of the Ohio State University, alleging infringement of Eden Foods's trademark on the word "Eden." Notably, although the Eden Foods, Inc. complaint notes Eden Foods's possession of trademarks on the word "Eden" for use in conjunction with the sale of numerous prepackaged food products, it does not appear to claim that Eden Foods possesses a trademark on the word "Eden" in the context of restaurants and catering.[25]

Sexual harassment lawsuit

In April 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against the owner/president of Eden Foods for repeatedly harassing female workers and ignoring complaints about his behavior.[26] In Fall of 2023, Eden Foods was ordered to pay more than $182,500 in the settlement of the suit.[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ Irin Carmon (April 11, 2013). "Organic Eden Foods' quiet right-wing agenda: A crunchy, natural food company marketed to liberals discreetly sues to stop covering employees' contraception". Salon.com.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". Eden Foods. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Dun & Bradstreet report on Eden, via Google Finance
  4. ^ about Eden Foods
  5. ^
    ISBN 9781928914334
    .
  6. ^ The GFCF Diet: Side dishes
  7. ^ Eden Foods' organic soy milk passes the media test for GMOs - The Organic & Non-GMO Report
  8. ^ "2020 L.I.P. Environmental Possibility Prize - Eden Foods".
  9. ^ SFGate.com - "Top tamari balances sweet and salty"
  10. ^ Eden Foods press release
  11. OCLC 980256157
    .
  12. ^ Eco Childs Play:Canned Food and BPA
  13. ^ Report from Center for Science in the Public Interest on BPA
  14. ^ 125 Top Foods for Men
  15. ^
    ISSN 0164-8497
    . Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  16. OCLC 36134862
    . Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  17. S2CID 189791454
    .
  18. ISBN 978-1-928914-58-7
    .
  19. ^ Carmon, Irin (April 11, 2013). "Organic Eden Foods' quiet right-wing agenda". SALON. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  20. ^ Pelham, Dennis (1 July 2014). "Eden Foods' owner 'grateful' for Supreme Court ruling". The Daily Telegram. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  21. ^ Eden Foods, Inc., et al. v. Sebelius, et al. (6th Cir 2013-10-24) ("we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of Eden Foods’s motion for a preliminary injunction"), Text.
  22. ^ "Search - Supreme Court of the United States".
  23. ^ Hymas, Lisa (2 July 2014). "This organic food company is refusing to pay for employees' birth control". Grist. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  24. ^ "Eden Foods' Hobby Lobby-esque Birth Control Fight Sparks Boycott". Huffington Post. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  25. ^ "Eden Foods, Inc. v. Eden Burger, Ltd". 2021-10-06.
  26. ^ "EEOC Sues Eden Foods for Sexual Harassment". Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 2022-04-28.
  27. ^ "Eden Foods to Pay Over $182,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit". Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 2023-09-01.
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