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Good morning, wellness warriors! I need you to sit down for this one. We're not talking about abstract studies or future health risks today. We're talking about what a Campbell's executive ACTUALLY said about you, their customers, when he thought no one was listening. | "We have s--t for f---ing poor people." | That's a direct quote from Martin Bally, Campbell's Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, secretly recorded by a former employee who's now blowing the whistle on corporate contempt that would make your blood boil. | But wait - it gets SO much worse. In the same hour-long rant, Bally claimed Campbell's uses "bioengineered meat" and "chicken from a 3-D printer," made racist remarks about Indian coworkers, and admitted coming to work HIGH on marijuana edibles. And when the employee who recorded this tried to report it? He was fired 20 days later. | This isn't speculation. This isn't conspiracy theory. This is a verified recording that's now at the center of a lawsuit that's exposing how Big Food REALLY views you. And Campbell's response? Classic damage control while defending their "high-quality ingredients." | This is what happens when you peel back the marketing veneer and see what executives actually think about the products they're selling you. | What’s brewing in today’s edition: | 🎙️ The secret recording: What Campbell's VP really said (his exact words will shock you) 🥫 The 3D meat question: Is there truth to the bioengineered chicken claims? 🚨 Whistleblower fired: Corporate retaliation exposed + Florida AG now investigating
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🎙️ THE HOUR-LONG RANT | | What Campbell's VP Said When He Thought No One Was Listening |
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Robert Garza thought he was meeting his boss for a salary discussion in November 2024. Instead, he sat through what he described as "pure disgust" - an hour-long tirade from Martin Bally, Campbell's Vice President, that revealed what executives really think when the cameras are off. |
Garza's instincts told him something was wrong. So he hit record. What he captured is now the center of a lawsuit that's gone viral and has the Florida Attorney General investigating Campbell's product quality. |
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Direct quotes from the secret recording:
"We have s--t for f---ing poor people. Who buys our s--t? I don't buy Campbell's products barely anymore. It's not healthy now that I know what the f---'s in it. Bioengineered meat -- I don't wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3-D printer." |
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Let that sink in for a moment. A Campbell's executive admits he won't eat his own company's products because he knows "what the f---'s in it." This is the same company that spent millions convincing you their soup is wholesome family food. |
But it didn't stop there. The recording allegedly captures Bally making racist remarks about Indian employees, calling them "f---ing idiots" who "couldn't think for their f---ing selves." He also admitted to regularly coming to work intoxicated from marijuana edibles. This is a Vice President of a Fortune 500 company. |
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💡 The smoking gun detail: Bally's comments weren't offhand remarks. This was an hour-long conversation where he detailed his contempt for Campbell's products, customers, and colleagues. This wasn't a slip-up - this is what he really believes. |
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Here's where it gets even more disgusting: Garza did the right thing. In January 2025, he reported what he heard to his direct supervisor, J.D. Aupperle. He wasn't trying to get Bally in trouble - he was trying to protect his Indian coworkers and inform the company that a VP was publicly trashing their products and customers. |
Campbell's response? They fired Garza on January 30, 2025 - exactly 20 days after he reported the incident. No HR investigation. No follow-up. Just immediate termination. When you expose corporate misconduct, they eliminate the messenger, not the problem. |
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Timeline of Corporate Retaliation: | November 2024: Bally's hour-long rant secretly recorded by Garza | January 10, 2025: Garza reports incident to supervisor | January 30, 2025: Garza fired (20 days after reporting) | November 20, 2025: Garza files lawsuit, recording goes public | November 25, 2025: Campbell's places Bally on leave | November 26, 2025: Bally fired after public outcry | November 27, 2025: Florida AG announces investigation |
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Notice the pattern? Campbell's knew about this for MONTHS and did nothing. Only after the recording went public and customers started boycotting did they finally fire Bally. This isn't accountability - this is damage control. |
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🔬 THE BIOENGINEERED MEAT QUESTION | | Is There 3D-Printed Chicken in Your Campbell's Soup? (The Answer Is Complicated) |
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This is where it gets tricky. Campbell's has issued blanket denials, publishing a factsheet stating they do NOT use "3D-printed chicken, lab-grown chicken, or any form of artificial or bioengineered meat" in their soups. They claim all chicken comes from "USDA-approved U.S. suppliers" and is "No Antibiotics Ever" certified. |
So was Bally lying? Exaggerating? Or revealing something Campbell's doesn't want you to know? |
Here's what we know for certain: The term "bioengineered" has specific meanings under FDA regulations. As of 2022, foods containing genetically modified ingredients must carry "bioengineered" disclosure labels. Campbell's products DO carry these labels for some items - meaning they acknowledge using GMO ingredients. |
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💡 The technical loophole: Campbell's denies using lab-grown or 3D-printed meat. But what about chickens raised on GMO feed? Chickens given growth hormones? Mechanically separated chicken protein that's been heavily processed? These wouldn't technically be "bioengineered meat" but they're far from the farm-fresh imagery on the can. |
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Let's be clear: I don't think Campbell's is literally using 3D-printed meat (that technology isn't scaled for mass production yet). But Bally's comments suggest something about the chicken processing bothered him enough to refuse to eat it himself. That's the red flag we should all be paying attention to. |
What IS confirmed: Campbell's soups contain "chicken meat" which can legally include mechanically separated chicken (MSC) - a paste made by forcing bones through a sieve under high pressure to separate edible tissue. The USDA allows up to 20% MSC in products without special labeling. Is that what Bally was referring to? We don't know because Campbell's won't specify. |
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🚨 What's Definitely IN Campbell's Soup (Per Their Own Labels): | Modified food starch: Usually from GMO corn, heavily processed Soy protein isolate: Processed with hexane (neurotoxic), estrogenic effects Yeast extract: Fancy name for MSG, excitotoxin "Natural flavoring": Proprietary (they don't have to tell you what's in it) Disodium inosinate & guanylate: MSG amplifiers Sodium phosphate: Linked to cardiovascular disease 800-900mg sodium per serving: 35-40% of daily limit in ONE CUP
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Campbell's doesn't deny ANY of the above. They just focus on the "3D-printed" claim because it sounds crazy and distracts from what's ACTUALLY in the can: heavily processed, sodium-loaded, additive-packed soup that their own VP won't eat. |
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💼 THE CLASS WARFARE EXPOSED | | What "S--t for Poor People" Really Tells Us About Big Food |
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Bally's "poor people" comment isn't just offensive - it's revealing. It exposes the entire business model of processed food companies: manufacture cheap, unhealthy products for people who can't afford better, while executives eat organic and shop at Whole Foods. |
Think about the psychology here. Bally called Campbell's soup "s--t" and said he doesn't buy it because he knows "what the f---'s in it." He has insider knowledge about ingredients and processing that he finds so disgusting he won't feed it to himself or his family. Yet his job is helping run a company that sells hundreds of millions of these products annually to families who TRUST the Campbell's brand. |
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From the lawsuit: "Who buys our s--t? I don't buy Campbell's products barely anymore. It's not healthy now that I know what the f---'s in it."
- Martin Bally, Campbell's Vice President, admitting he won't eat his own company's products |
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This is the food industry in a nutshell: The people making decisions about what goes into your food would never eat it themselves. They know it's substandard. They know it's unhealthy. They just don't care because you're not their customer - you're their profit center. |
And when someone tries to expose this? They get silenced. Garza lost his job for doing the ethical thing. He spent 10 months unemployed. His attorney, Zachary Runyan, put it perfectly: "He was sticking up for other people... and the response to Robert sticking up for other people is he gets fired, which is ridiculous." |
Campbell's initial response to Garza's firing? They claimed he was "terminated for good reason" and had only been employed for "less than five months" - implying he was incompetent. Classic corporate gaslighting. Then the recording went public and suddenly they're apologizing and firing Bally. |
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💡 The real scandal: Campbell's didn't fire Bally for the comments. They fired him because customers found out. If Garza hadn't recorded it and sued, Bally would still be collecting his VP salary while mocking the people who pay it. |
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And this isn't just about Campbell's. This is about an entire industry built on the premise that real food is for rich people, and processed garbage is for everyone else. Executives at Kraft, General Mills, Nestlé, and every other processed food giant share Bally's contempt - they're just smart enough not to say it out loud. |
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| | | | ✉️ COMMUNITY CORNER | | Your responses to yesterday's Fish oil newsletter edition: | John F. ask: "What are your thoughts on Carlson Very Finest?" |
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| Editor responds: John, Carlson's is one of the GOOD ones! They're third-party tested by IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) for heavy metals, PCBs, dioxins, and oxidation. Their Norwegian-sourced cod liver oil is sustainably caught and minimally processed. The "Very Finest" liquid form has better absorption than capsules. Solid choice! | | Elaine asks: "I've been taking cod liver oil for years it seems to help with slight pains in my body as I get older is this the same thing?" |
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| Editor responds: Elaine, cod liver oil is actually BETTER than regular fish oil for most people! Regular fish oil = just omega-3s. Cod liver oil = omega-3s PLUS vitamins A & D naturally occurring. That pain relief you're experiencing? That's the anti-inflammatory omega-3s + vitamin D working together. Most Americans are vitamin D deficient, so you're getting double benefits. The fact that you notice improvement proves it's working. Keep taking it, just make sure it's quality. |
| Eddy from England writes: "Excellent content. Concise and precise, exactly what's needed." |
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💡 HEALTH HACK OF THE DAY | The "Real Food Test" - If you can't pronounce an ingredient or don't know what it is, don't eat it. Period. Yeast extract, modified food starch, disodium guanylate - these are industrial chemicals, not food. Your great-grandmother wouldn't recognize them. Your body doesn't either. Campbell's executive won't eat this stuff. Why should you? |
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