Talk:Bumble Bee Foods/Archives/2013

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Logo?
Any possibity of adding their logo to the info box? A minor issue, but would be nice. Surv1v4l1st (Talk 19:36, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Name
Where did they get the name Bumble Bee for salmon or tuna products? The official web page does not explain it. JoeBrennan (talk) 16:48, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

I believe it came from the name of a boat in the fleet. Needs checking though. --Truantfaith (talk) 07:09, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Section on Prop 37 Opposition Removed
I removed this section, which referred to political contributions made by the company to an organization opposing Proposition 37, which would have required labeling of all GMO food in California, and which stated that there was "growing support" for a boycott of BumbleBee as a result.

My concern here is that this is an attempt to use Wikipedia for political purposes, as this exact same section was added to every Wikipedia article describing a company that contributed to the anti-37 effort, by the same individual and using the same language, in the immediate aftermath of the defeat of Prop 37.

The inclusion of this material gives this particular issue undue weight, as corporation routinely contribute to political and public advocacy groups when they see it in their financial interest to do so. If every one of these contributions was noted in the company Wikipedia entry, with its own Section, these articles would be little more than a duplication of the Open Secrets website.

Further the language is decidedly non-neutral. No citation is provided to support "growing support" for this boycott, which has not appeared in the mainstream media since it was announced last September.

With due respect to those who modified all these articles, I think it is inappropriate to politicize Wikipedia in this way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alfred Bertheim (talk • contribs) 01:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)