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Yearly Archives: 2011
Lawsuit Alleges Frito-Lay’s GMO Snacks Aren’t “Natural”
In August, I reported on a lawsuit against ConAgra for deceptive labeling of its Wesson brand of cooking oils as “natural.” The case alleges that the products contain genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), which are not by any stretch of the imagination, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, GMOs
Tagged American Dietetics Association, FDA, Frito-Lay, junk food, Monsanto, natural, PepsiCo
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2012: The Year to Stop Playing Nice
Instead of a potentially depressing year-in-review post, I decided to look ahead. (But do see Andy Bellatti’s amusing compilation of 2011 food news.) Given all the defeats and set-backs this year due to powerful food industry lobbying, the good food … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, GMOs, Marketing to kids, Public Health
Tagged food industry lobbyists, food marketing, GMOs, Occupy movement, politics, public health advocates
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List of Groups to Donate to – Courtesy of Corporate Lobbyists
I had been planning to blog about groups that I make end-of-year donations to when a handy list came along that closely overlaps with mine. Ironically, it’s from an industry front group called the Washington Legal Foundation. These corporate shills … Continue reading
Take Action: Don’t let Big Food Market Junk Food to Kids
The following is from Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy with Center for Science in the Public Interest, which has been leading the fight for decades to stop junk food marketing to children. She writes in response to my previous … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Marketing to kids
Tagged Congress, junk food, Margo Wootan, marketing to kids, Obama
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Congress to Kids: Drop Dead
Last month, when Congress declared pizza a vegetable, it was hard to believe things could get much worse. But never underestimate politicians’ ability to put corporate interests ahead of children’s health. In the massive budget bill just passed, Congress stuck … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Child Nutrition, Marketing to kids
Tagged Congress, junk food, marketing to kids, Obama, politics, school food regulations
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Sorry Mrs. O, But Jumping Jacks Won’t Cut It
At a recent summit on childhood obesity, the first lady announced a shift in her well-known Let’s Move campaign — away from food reform and toward an increased focus on exercise. Instead of “forcing [children] to eat their vegetables,” she … Continue reading
Posted in Child Nutrition, Public Health
Tagged childhood obesity, Congress, Grist, Let's Move, Obama, school food regulations, USDA
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Front of Package Labeling: An Exercise in Futility?
(The following is by Andy Bellatti, a Seattle-based dietitian, cross-posted from his Small Bites blog) The current issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition includes a commentary co-authored by myself and public health attorney Michele Simon. The piece … Continue reading
A White House Chef Defends the First Lady
Marion Nestle, the author of Food Politics, recently got a reminder that food is indeed political, right up to the nation’s highest office. On November 30, the first lady made a speech in which she announced that her Let’s Move … Continue reading
Posted in Child Nutrition, Public Health
Tagged childhood obesity, Let's Move, Obama, Obama Foodorama, Sam Kass, White House
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