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Coon cheese to dump ‘racist’ name after complaint from Aboriginal activist
The Canadian owners of Coon cheese have responded to calls for the name to be dumped, saying after careful consideration, they’ll be renaming the popular Aussie cheese.
Coon's owners, dairy products company Saputo, confirmed the change today, saying that: "One of our basic principles as an organisation is to treat people with respect and without discrimination and we will not condone behaviour that goes against this.
The name change comes after Mr Hagan and others including actor Josh Thomas called out the brand name earlier this year, saying it was “racist”.
Edward William Coon patented a process used to manufacture cheese in the US in 1926.
The brand's website says the cheese was first manufactured in Australia in November 1935 and was wrapped in "traditional red waxed cloth".
That lead to it becoming known as "Red Coon," according to Saputo's website.
But Dr Hagan said the name had purely racist meanings.
The cheese was previously wrapped in black and given the name "Coon" as a joke, he said.
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Coon cheese to dump ‘racist’ name after complaint from Aboriginal activist
The Canadian owners of Coon cheese have responded to calls for the name to be dumped, saying after careful consideration, they’ll be renaming the popular Aussie cheese.
Coon's owners, dairy products company Saputo, confirmed the change today, saying that: "One of our basic principles as an organisation is to treat people with respect and without discrimination and we will not condone behaviour that goes against this.
The name change comes after Mr Hagan and others including actor Josh Thomas called out the brand name earlier this year, saying it was “racist”.
Edward William Coon patented a process used to manufacture cheese in the US in 1926.
The brand's website says the cheese was first manufactured in Australia in November 1935 and was wrapped in "traditional red waxed cloth".
That lead to it becoming known as "Red Coon," according to Saputo's website.
But Dr Hagan said the name had purely racist meanings.
The cheese was previously wrapped in black and given the name "Coon" as a joke, he said.
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