Aldi: According to Tönnies-Sklandal - customers are demanding a boycott of these meat products

Created: 12/17/2021 Updated: 12/17/2021, 9:04 PM

From: Daniel Hagen

Aldi - After a Sat.1 report on Germany's largest meat company Tönnies, customers go to the barricades and ask supermarkets to remove their meat from their range.

The allegations against the meat company Tönnies weigh heavily after a Sat.1 report.

The article even talks about “modern slavery in the middle of Germany”.

This is not the first time that the meat company from North Rhine-Westphalia has had to grapple with such accusations.

Nevertheless, its brands are sold in numerous supermarkets.

This fact causes a lot of resentment, which is why customers are calling for a boycott.

Similar to Nestlé, lists are now being sent around the Internet that show exactly which brands Tönnies is in.

HEIDELBERG24 * reports which allegations are made against the company.

Aldi: Tönnies report triggers a wave of indignation

Tönnies Holding GmbH & Co. KG is Germany's largest pig slaughterhouse based in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The company hit the headlines as early as the summer of 2020 because of a massive corona outbreak.

The result: Over 1,000 infected people and around 7,000 people in the Gütersloh district in quarantine.

The trigger for the whole situation is probably the living and working situation of the workers on site, especially with regard to infection protection and hygiene.

RUHR24 * also reports on the mass outbreak.

An investigative team from Sat.1 has now published a report showing what has happened since then.

The article reports on usury rents, prostitution after work and inhumane working conditions.

It is said that employees were only allowed to go to the toilet and have a drink twice a day!

After the broadcast, which has been criticized by owner Clemens Tönnies and his lawyers, a storm of indignation and anger goes through social media such as Twitter.

Aldi: Customers are calling for a boycott of Tönnies products

Numerous users are calling on supermarkets and discounters such as Aldi *, Rewe, Kaufland and Edeka to stop selling Tönnies' goods in the future.

Aldi in particular has actually set out to pay more attention to animal welfare with its 5D rule *.

Others want to be on the safe side themselves and ask which brands Tönnies is behind in order not to ignorantly support the company.

If you feel the same way, you can use this list as a guide:

• Astro

• Böklunder

• Dolling

• Gutfried

• Heine's

• hareico

• Jensen's

• Koenecke

• Lutz

• Marten

• Naumburger

• Plum rose

• Talking rocks

• Schulte

• Tillman's

• Wilx

• Weimarer

• ZMI

How the companies Aldi, Kaufland, Rewe and Edeka will deal with the renewed scandals surrounding Tönnies is still unclear.

After all, you can still find Nestlé products in numerous shops that have been criticized for their workings and exploitation for many years.

For customers, turning away from Tönnies could mean an increase in the price of meat, but due to the new 5D rule, Aldi will most likely give it anyway *.

The welfare of the animals and the workers in the meat industry would be worth it.