Stick it to the Man

I came across a list of products that are owned by tobacco companies today. Holy cow! The list is from Georgina Lovell's book, You are the Target: Big Tobacco, Lies, Scams-Now the Truth.

Philip Morris’ Non-Tobacco Companies and Brands:
Miller Genuine Draft	Lowenbrau
Miller Lite	Red Dog
Miller High Life	Milwaukee’s Best
Kraft Food Brands (wholly owned by Philip Morris):
DAIRY:
Kraft Macaroni Cheese	Minute Tapioca
Velveeta cheese product	Athenos Cheese
Philadelphia Cream Cheese	Cheez Whiz
Knudsens	Cracker Barrel
Breyers	Sealtest
Kraft Parmesan	Breakstone’s
Kraft Singles	Light N Lively
Kraft Taste of Life
POST Cereals:
Alpha-Bits	Banana Nut Crunch
Grape Nuts	Pebbles
Raisin Bran	Toasties
RJR NABISCO (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco):
Oreo Cookies	Air Crisps
Chips Ahoy!	Wheat Thins
Snackwell’s	Nilla, Nutter Butter
Ritz Crackers	Stella D’Oro
Premium Saltines	Better Cheddars
Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams	Cheese Nips
Triscuit	Toastettes
Newtons	Barnum’s Animal Crackers
LIFESAVERS:
Life Savers	Bubble Yum
Breath Savers	Gummi Savers
Care*Free	Ice Breakers
MISCELLANEOUS:
Minute Rice	Cool Whip
Miracle Whip	Dream Whip
Jell-O	Claussen Pickles
Good Seasons	DiGiorno Italian Sauces
Sure Jell	Calumet Baking Powder
Certo	Shake ‘N Bake
Kool-Aid	Oven Fry
Seven Seas	Altoids
Country Time	Toblerone Chocolate
Taco Bell Home Originals	Stove Top Stuffing
Baker’s Chocolate and other Baking Products
Maxwell House Coffee	Capri Juice Drinks
Sanka	Crystal Light
Yuban Coffee	Bull’s Eye Barbecue Sauce
General Foods International Coffee
Tang
DELI:
Oscar Meyer Products
Louis Rich Products
PLANTERS NUTS etc.:
Roasted Peanuts, Cashews

The beer doesn't surprise me, but pretty much everything else does. Especially because I really like a lot of these things!

Being an ethical consumer is hard work. Everything adds up: Fair Trade food, clothing made ethically, and now companies that are owned by tobacco companies.

Worthy of a smile: Gap jeans are now made ethically in Canada...without a raise in price :)