Tag Archives: Coca-Cola

Court not buying Coke’s defense of its deceptive marketing of vitaminwater as lawsuit proceeds

Posted on August 8, 2010 by admin

My friends at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently scored an important court victory in its lawsuit against Coca-Cola for deceptive marketing of its product vitaminwater. (In case you missed it, the soft drink giant purchased … Continue reading →

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Family doctors debate if they should take Coke money, after they took it

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

In this week’s Health Blog, the Wall Street Journal’s Katherine Hobson asks readers to chime in on a “debate” among family doctors over the ethics of corporate sponsorship of medicine. But first, the backdrop. Last year, the American Academy of … Continue reading →

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Wondering where in the world Big Food will put 1.5 trillion calories?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Last week, 16 major packaged food companies “pledged” to Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign that they would somehow remove 1.5 trillion calories from the U.S. food supply by the end of 2015. As I wrote here, there are many reasons … Continue reading →

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Coca-Cola sees (profit) health in India, China while Americans remain confused

Posted on March 5, 2010 by admin

I always say you have to follow the business news to understand what’s really going on with corporations; it’s the one place they tell the truth. In this revealing interview with Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent, Bloomberg explains how the soft … Continue reading →

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