Archive: Oct 2003 (page2)

Halting Frivolous Obesity Lawsuits

“Is a grocer [legally] liable for simply placing the Oreo cookies on the shelf? Is your mom liable for her good cooking?” Unfortunately, these questions — posed by…
PostedOctober 17, 2003 at12:00 am

Quote Of The Week

This week’s notable quotable comes from University of Houston professor Thomas DeGregori. Writing in the online journal Tech Central Station, DeGregori reports that the anti-technology zealots at…
PostedOctober 16, 2003 at12:00 am

Super-sized By Popular Demand

While our daily headlines provide an in-depth look at the biggest stories related to anti-consumer food and beverage activism, there are dozens more that we simply can’t get to. Below…
PostedOctober 15, 2003 at12:00 am

Advertise Bottled Water — Get A Tax Break!

One of the many groups looking to profit from the so-called “obesity epidemic” is the American Obesity Association (AOA). Their primary goal is to have obesity universally recognized…
PostedOctober 14, 2003 at12:00 am

New York Times Writer: Food Is Too Cheap

In a New York Times Magazine cover story, food author Michael Pollan labels America “the Republic of Fat” and blames our over-hyped “obesity epidemic” on “a…
PostedOctober 13, 2003 at12:00 am

Our Week In Review

If you’ve been reading the Center for Consumer Freedom’s Daily Headlines this week… You know that the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting will crawl…
PostedOctober 10, 2003 at12:00 am

Quote Of The Week

On Tuesday, the impressively credentialed Dr. Robert P. Heaney gave Congressional testimony on the (surprisingly) controversial issue of milk in school lunches. He outlined the nutritional benefits of…
PostedOctober 10, 2003 at12:00 am

NAACP To PETA: We Have No Problem With KFC

Last month we told you that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) had apparently endorsed People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals‘ (PETA’s) campaign against…
PostedOctober 9, 2003 at12:00 am

Big Brother Brownell

The “Last Call” column in this month’s issue of The American Spectator describes a frightening vision of the near-future, where the Center for Science in the…
PostedOctober 8, 2003 at12:00 am

Feds Give $500,000 For ‘Humane’ Pet Soap

As you can learn on our award-winning ActivistCash.com website, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is an animal-rights organization masquerading as an animal-welfare group.
PostedOctober 7, 2003 at12:00 am