JOHN ROGERS | The Seattle Times

Trader Joe’s products labeled Trader Jose’s and Trader Ming’s, which have been criticized as racist, will get a name change, the company said. The company has come under fire in part from a petition, posted for about two weeks, on the Change.org website. It had collected more than 2,000 signatures by Sunday, July 19, 2020. (Dreamstime/TNS) 1719967 1719967

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