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The Center for Science in the Public Interest's fatally flawed "liquid candy" report on soda pops up once again. This time, it's an article that cites CSPI's junk science on soda at length, making wrongful accusations that school officials promote teenage obesity, caffeine addiction, attention-deficit disorder, anxiety and sleeplessness by accepting soda makers' support for school programs. In 1998, CSPI issued a retraction for the bad data in their attack on carbonated beverages, but the flawed "study" keeps showing up.

The nannies at the Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) have rounded up a roster of second-rate actors and unemployed "celebrities" to promote its 16th annual "Great American Meatout" on March 20. This year, FARM has also set its sights on school kids by pushing "easy, fun and effective" classroom lesson plans at every grade level to advance their militant vegetarian dogma. "Ultimately the movement toward healthier, kinder and sustainable food choices relies on education," FARM says.

Canadian columnist Tommy Schnurmacher takes a hard look at the "anti-science witch hunt" stalking genetically engineered food producers. He decries the fact that activists whipping up hysteria are being aided by "sycophantic members of the media."

The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports that meat producers can begin irradiating ground beef tomorrow, greatly reducing the risk of meat contamination. (“Feeding on controversy,” 2/20/00, No link available.) Even…

Thirty years ago, student newspapers were filled with warnings against racism and Vietnam. Today, the University of Texas-Arlington school paper is going out of its way (and out of the bounds of reality) to warn students that the restaurant foods they like to eat are killing them.

The American Council of Science and Health has launched a withering attack on organic agriculture's manure-based growing methods.

Yet another nanny organization is trying to link the "obesity epidemic" to restaurants. A new survey in California baselessly blames a rising obesity rate among high school children on fast food being served on campus. Without any scientific proof, the sponsor of the study claims, "Fast foods on California campuses have become an epidemic… How are we supposed to promote healthy eating when we are up against a multibillion dollar high-fat fast food industry marketing to students right on campus?"

The Center for Science in the Public Interest's (CSPI) media campaign against sugar surfaced once again in a "breaking" story linking sugar and tooth decay. CSPI has been railing against sugar in an attempt to get the Federal government to impose labels on products with added sugar.

ABC's 20/20 news magazine recycled a false CSPI claim that teen boys consume three cans of soda a day. Although CSPI retracted their 100% overstated statistic back in 1998, ABC joined many other media organizations who used the nannies' more dramatic - and utterly false - statistic.

New research finds that chocolate can help prevent clogged arteries. As if on cue, the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Michael Jacobson, known for baselessly raving against anything that tastes good, blasts promotion of the newfound benefits.