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Author Archives: Michele
PepsiCo: Master of Corporate Spin?
When I ask people to name the largest food company in America, most don’t realize the answer is PepsiCo. You may just think soft drinks when you hear the name, but PepsiCo actually owns a dizzying array of food and … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Child Nutrition, Lobbying, Marketing to kids, Public Health
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New Policy Consultant for Center for Food Safety
I am thrilled to announce that I am now working part-time with the Center for Food Safety. I’ve admired the work of CFS for years to expose the dark side of the industrial food system (long before it became popular). … Continue reading
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SNAP: the Other Corporate Subsidy in the Farm Bill?
As Enrollment Increases, USDA Should Require Purchase Data from Food Stamp Retailers to Better Evaluate Nutrition Intake This week Congress begins hearings on the 2012 farm bill, the massive piece of legislation that gets updated about every five years and … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, food assistance, food stamps, Lobbying, Public Health, SNAP, Uncategorized, USDA, Walmart
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February Speaking Engagements
If you live in the Phoenix area, come and see me give a keynote address at the 7th Annual Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference hosted by Arizona State University’s School of Nutrition and Health Promotion on February 17-18 at the Memorial … Continue reading
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Protein propaganda: It’s what’s for dinner
Most vegetarians are tired of being asked, “Where do you get your protein?” by a seemingly concerned family member, friend, or even stranger. I know many vegetarians and none of us have come close to suffering from Kwashiorkor. Never heard … Continue reading
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Is Walmart’s March into Cities Helping or Hurting?
Having saturated the rural landscape, shuttering local stores in small town America along the way, now, in the wake of stagnant sales and increased competition, Walmart desperately needs to expand into urban markets. Read rest at Food Safety News…
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Beer Wholesalers Join Public Health to Oppose Four Loko Settlement
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission took public comments on a proposed settlement with the alcohol company Phusion Projects, which makes a beverage line called Four Loko. You might recall in 2010 how that product gained much notoriety for sending … Continue reading
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Food Lobby Says EPA’s Dioxin Limits Will “Scare the Crap Out of People”
It doesn’t take much for the food industry to freak-out over potential government action, but this latest corporate outcry is especially galling and self-serving. After more than 20 years of “assessment” the Environmental Protection Agency is finally expected this month … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Food Safety, Lobbying, Public Health, Toxins
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