Attorney General of Florida James Uthmeier said the state’s Consumer Protection will be investigating allegations that Campbell’s meat is lab-grown.
The Campbell’s Company is now being investigated by the state of Florida following Bally’s comments. Photo / Scott Olson, Getty Images
But the company has hit back through a statement, insisting Bally’s comments are “not only inaccurate – they are patently absurd”.
Campbell’s said Bally is merely an “IT person, who has nothing to do with how we make our food” and denied using bioengineered meat.
“All our soups are made with ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ chicken meat, meaning we don’t allow antibiotics to be added to the feed, water or any commercial vaccines used by our chicken suppliers.”
According to the Independent, the recording is part of a lawsuit for wrongful termination brought by Garza, who alleges he was fired from his role as a security analyst when he showed the file to a supervisor.
He told Click On Detroit he had started secretly taping Bally’s one-hour-and-15-minute rant because he had an “instinct that something wasn’t right”.
The pair were set to discuss his salary when the IT boss began complaining about the quality of the company’s soup and describing Indian employees as stupid.
“He thinks he’s a C-level executive at a Fortune 500 company and he can do whatever he wants because he’s an executive,” Garza said.
Bally has been put on leave while Campbell’s investigates the matter.