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First The Feds Came For Light Bulbs: Is Steak Next?

Mark Bittman, the arch-food snob of The New York Times online op-ed section, came out with another doozy of a column this week. Calling for Americans to…
PostedMay 18, 2012 at4:11 pm

The Winners From “Pink Slime” Scare Are … Australian?

We predicted that the unscientific, hysterical calls to remove finely textured beef–tarred as “pink slime” in the media—would result in higher hamburger prices and no benefits to food safety…
PostedMay 14, 2012 at3:52 pm

Memo to Phony Doctors Group: Let the President Eat His Hot Dog!

The evangelical vegetarians at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (despite the name, only 10 percent of its members are medical doctors) have a habit of attacking President Obama and the First Family for…
PostedMay 9, 2012 at3:59 pm

The Vegans Who Cried “Poop”

The misnamed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (less than 10 percent of its members are physicians) wants you to worry about your chicken. Actually, PCRM doesn’t want…
PostedApril 12, 2012 at4:54 pm

Offal for Me, But Not for Ye

With the makers of boneless lean beef trimmings – pejoratively tarred as “pink slime”— suspending operations at three of their four plants, the activists’ whirlwind campaign against…
PostedMarch 27, 2012 at4:09 pm

Lies, Damn Lies, and (Food) Statistics

As we wrote recently at The Daily Caller, the latest study finding a link between red meat and mortality has flaws. Notably, the data requires participants to remember…
PostedMarch 26, 2012 at5:16 pm

Politicized Health Might Take Choice out of American Diets

Last week, researchers released a study that showed an association between mortality and the consumption of red and processed meat based on two surveys of healthcare professionals. As our…
PostedMarch 19, 2012 at4:51 pm

Foodie Villain of the Week

The current foodie movement villain of the week is ground beef, specifically boneless lean beef trimmings (which they call “pink slime”). What are boneless lean beef trimmings? Well, they’re…
PostedMarch 15, 2012 at4:58 pm

Animal Models OK for Vegan Propaganda, not Children’s Research Hospital

The bacon- and cheese-hating vegan scolds at the misnamed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (only ten percent of its members are M.D.s) are back to their…
PostedMarch 13, 2012 at4:50 pm

PCRM’s Hogwash Won’t Stop Bacon Festival

In November, this Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) billboard greeted Iowans near Des Moines in anticipation of the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival this month. The Wall Street Journal …
PostedFebruary 20, 2012 at1:41 pm