Archive: May 2009 (page2)

Quote of the Week

We’d like to offer a “hear, hear!” to Denver Post columnist David Harsanyi for seeing through the anti-soda agenda of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
PostedMay 14, 2009 at12:00 am

Food Dogma, With a ‘Nudge’

As we often point out, there are plenty of people who want to change what Americans eat, and almost as many ways to go about it. Sometimes regulators want to…
PostedMay 13, 2009 at12:00 am

Food Safety: Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Last weekend the Sunday New York Times addressed a question that many Americans with misconceptions about the H1N1 flu virus are asking in the wake of recent food recalls: How…
PostedMay 12, 2009 at12:00 am

Diet Patrol With Side Orders of Tax and Scare

This week the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is embarking on a major effort to assert its position as the world champion of food policing. CSPI leader…
PostedMay 11, 2009 at12:00 am

Quote of the Week: The Truth About ‘Lousy Hippie’ Food

Yesterday’s Chicago Tribune included a highly unusual food column. It was an ode, of sorts, to the tofu-and-organic-veggie set of restaurants in the Greater Chicago area. But its distinguishing characteristic wasn’t…
PostedMay 8, 2009 at12:00 am

High Fructose Corn Syrup is the Devil, and Other Myths

Our ObesityMyths and MercuryFacts websites are dedicated to debunking common misinformation about how some foods affect Americans’ health. But despite the media’s penchant for pouncing on every new…
PostedMay 7, 2009 at12:00 am

More Scrambled Claims From Animal Activists

“Everyone agrees,” declared Paul Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States this morning, that “animals should be treated humanely.” He’s right. Whether it’s cows and pigs raised for…
PostedMay 5, 2009 at12:00 am

USGS Mercury Study Lacks Seafood Standing

On Friday the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published a study on mercury in the Pacific Ocean, and seafood alarmists at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seem thrilled with the…
PostedMay 4, 2009 at12:00 am

Your Food Choices? Your Business.

Since peanut recalls started making headlines several months ago, food-borne illness prevention has been working its way up the list of America’s top safety priorities. Despite the fact that it…
PostedMay 1, 2009 at12:00 am