Archive: Oct 2010

Big Apple Bureaucrats in Soda Scam Cover-Up

New York City Mayor (and professional irritant) Michael Bloomberg has launched an all-out war against food and drink, particularly soda. Tossing and turning every night over the prospect that someone…
PostedOctober 29, 2010 at12:00 am

Halloween Scares: Activists and Organic Food

Forget vampires and Snooki. The scariest thing to dress up as this Halloween is a food activist. While most people spend the end of October buying candy and planning…
PostedOctober 28, 2010 at12:00 am

Fast Food Ad Guru Rebrands Himself

Alex Bogusky was an advertising firebrand renowned as a groundbreaking idea machine. He created the Burger King royalty, the oversized fast-food icon that made BK some giant profits. He’s also done work for Domino’s and Coca-Cola.
PostedOctober 27, 2010 at12:00 am

Kelly Kapowski Serves Up Fishy Complaint

Media outlets and activist groups seem to love regurgitating the myth that eating store-bought tuna can cause mercury poisoning. And every so often, a new celebrity will come out…
PostedOctober 26, 2010 at12:00 am

Finally Fact Checking the Claims Against Corn Sugar

Professional busybodies have spent years wringing their hands over high fructose corn syrup, that “everywhere” sugar used to sweeten many foods. An intense fear-mongering campaign sought to tie high…
PostedOctober 25, 2010 at12:00 am

Clever Changes, Not Nattering Nannies, Inspire Healthier Eating

For years America’s self-anointed “food police” have targeted schools in their quest to impose heavy-handed policies on what people eat and drink—even to the point of cupcake bans.
PostedOctober 22, 2010 at12:00 am

Food Cops Wonder Why a Cheeseburger Isn’t an Assault Weapon

We’ve seen plenty of hysterical bouts of food scaremongering from self-anointed haters of anything tasty, but today’s hyperbole should get some kind of award. Leslie Samuelrich, chief of staff…
PostedOctober 19, 2010 at12:00 am

Quote of the Week

On Wednesday we took a look at Big Apple Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s new proposal to ban poor people from buying soda with food stamps. As we pointed out,…
PostedOctober 15, 2010 at12:00 am

Is the Carrot Mightier Than the Brownie?

Self-anointed food elitists have identified several fronts in their war to control what you eat and how your food is made, from “traffic light” warning labels to…
PostedOctober 14, 2010 at12:00 am

“Two Face” Bloomberg Strikes Yet Again in Gotham

In Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s New York state of mind, taxing foods and controlling ingredients are the way to force—yes, force—everyone to be healthy. His latest cranky proposal is to…
PostedOctober 13, 2010 at12:00 am