revelation caused uproar among international civil rights organizations, with some activists calling for a boycott of Del Monte products. In 2001, Del Monte obtained a favorable judgment in the case Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. v. Dole Food Co. where the court held that Dole Foods had misappropriated Del Monte's trade secret when Dole Foods obtained Del Monte's specially bred pineapple through non-legal means. In January 2007, Del Monte Foods was accused of opposing efforts by the United States Congress to apply the continental minimum wage to the lower-paying tuna packing plants in American Samoa. On January 16, 2007, Melissa Murphy Brown, spokesperson for Del Monte, stated that the application would "severely cripple the local economy." She also stated that "For over 50 years, the Federal Department of Labor has provided that wages in U.S. territories, including American Samoa, be set by a federally appointed wage board, following public hearings". EEOC ALLGED ... A class of Thai farmworkers were trafficked to the U.S. under H2-A visas and subjected to deplorable working conditions, including but not limited to harassment, lower wages, prohibited from leaving farm, threats of deportation. Defendant, a farm labor contractor and several farms including Del Monte, also retaliated against the workers, some of whom subsequently escaped and sought help. CONSENT DECREE: Del Monte Fresh Produce will pay $1.2 million in monetary damages and agreed to injunctive relief, including but not limited to issuance of EEO policies written in Thai and other native languages of guest workers, designation of a compliance officer to oversee compliance with Title VII. In January 2022, Del Monte workers in Kenya went on strike, citing inhuman working conditions. Del Monte Foods products Consumer brands Del Monte Fresh Cut Orchard Select SunFresh Superfruit Fruit Naturals Fruit Chillers Fruit Undressed S&W (S&W Fine Foods, acquired in 2001) Contadina College Inn Fruit Burst Frozen Meals Fit 'n Right Vinamilk Images See also Del Monte Kenya References External links Del Monte Foods corporate site Del Monte Foods consumer site MyFresh Del Monte Agriculture companies of the United States Animal food manufacturers Companies based in Contra Costa County, California Food and drink companies established in 1886 1886 establishments in California Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Cuisine of the San Francisco Bay Area Private equity portfolio companies Food and drink in the San Francisco Bay Area Agriculture in California Superfund sites in Hawaii Kohlberg Kravis Roberts