Archive: Mar 2007 (page2)

Quote Of The Week

This latest gem comes from German animal-rights campaigner Frank Albrecht, who sparked a global controversy yesterday when he told a mass-circulation German newspaper that it was "inhumane" for…
PostedMarch 21, 2007 at12:00 am

What Olivia Newton-John Already Knew

Over the years activists have managed to blame obesity on almost every food imaginable: steak, milk, soda, and even juice. Rather than distancing themselves from this…
PostedMarch 20, 2007 at12:00 am

Mercury Update: It’s (Still) The Whale Meat, Stupid…

News flash: The global panic about mercury in fish can be traced back to a single scientific study whose participants got nearly all their dietary mercury from…
PostedMarch 19, 2007 at12:00 am

People For The Ethical Treatment Of Insects?

A tip of the Consumer Freedom hat goes to the editors of Salvo, a Chicago-based cultural journal with a wry sense of humor. The magazine’s inaugural issue was…
PostedMarch 16, 2007 at12:00 am

Lions And Bulls And Bears, Oh My

The demands of Wall Street’s shareholders may cause more to grow than just the corporate bottom line. The financial district is also pushing your bathroom scale into the red, if…
PostedMarch 15, 2007 at12:00 am

Pried From The Mouths Of Babes

The battle cry "for the children" might seem like an honest justification for political activism. But when campaigning for kids involves exploiting them, activists no longer seem so upstanding. For…
PostedMarch 14, 2007 at12:00 am

Anti-Fish Activists Endangering Public Health?

We’ve never been big fans of activists who hawk mercury-in-fish fears. They’re perfect examples of agenda-driven extremists who keep flogging their message despite what science has to say. Over…
PostedMarch 13, 2007 at12:00 am

When Good Studies Happen To Bad Apples

While many Americans name baseball as their favorite pastime, the food police can’t tolerate any celebration involving chili-drenched hotdogs and ice cold beer. Instead, activist groups pass the time by…
PostedMarch 12, 2007 at12:00 am

Mealtime Malcontents

"This one’s too hot." "This one’s too cold." Like whiny characters in a twisted fairy tale, the food police at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)…
PostedMarch 9, 2007 at12:00 am

When Science And Activist Agendas Collide

Yesterday, JAMA (the journal of the American Medical Association) published the results of a study that’s sure to ruffle some food activists’ feathers. A group of Stanford researchers have…
PostedMarch 8, 2007 at12:00 am