I'll Name That Compounder In One

Take a look at this lot:

· The use of a knife against another individual by an employee at an official function;
· An improper sexual relationship disrupting the management of the Japan foreign office and jeopardizing exports to that market;
· The misuse of funds to facilitate the improper relationship;
· No-bid contracting violations;
· A one-sided investigation and white-washing of these actions;
· The firing of whistleblower employees;
· Conflicts of interest;
· Potential evasions of salary and administrative caps
· Improper and wasteful expenditure of funds.

No, this isn't the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, these are just some of the allegations that the American Soybean Association (ASA) has thrown at the United Soybean Board (USB) and the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC).

The latter two bodies collect The National Soybean Checkoff which effectively amounts to a mandatory tax of half a percent on all soybean deliveries to cover "national soybean promotion, research and consumer information."

What a great place to work! Improper sexual activity, misuse of funds, improper and wasteful expenditure. Sounds a bit like a certain northern compounder's office doesn't it? Answers on a postcard please....