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The (Obesity) Parent Trap?

We’ve been hearing more and more blustering from activists recently about the way food is marketed to kids. Notorious food cop Marion Nestle was in Australia last week for…
PostedJuly 11, 2007 at12:00 am

Squ(e)amish About Ice Cream

Summer’s here. But in a few Vancouver neighborhoods the familiar melody of that summer standby — the ice cream truck — won’t be heard any more. Ice cream trucks have…
PostedJuly 5, 2007 at12:00 am

CSPI Sues Cereals Into Oblivion

Last week breakfast-cereal giant Kellogg’s struck a deal with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), agreeing to significantly scale down its advertisements on children’s television…
PostedJune 18, 2007 at12:00 am

From Linköping To LA: Food Fight Updates

The latest report issued by Swedish scientist Fredrik Nyström contains a message eerily akin to those preached by Sunday school teachers: "Every individual is unique and special." Surprisingly, his conclusion…
PostedFebruary 1, 2007 at12:00 am

Make Sure Santa Gives Gifts, Not Lawsuits

When Santa comes down the chimney, he can’t help but drink the milk and eat the cookies kids leave out for him. Sadly, in this litigious age, he may leave…
PostedDecember 18, 2006 at12:00 am

You Can Take Our Cupcakes When You Pry Them From Our Cold, Frosting-Coated Hands

In an age when entire cities ban common food ingredients, is it any wonder that cupcakes are getting trampled too? Tired of the treats being crushed by Big…
PostedDecember 12, 2006 at12:00 am

Food Cops Lighten Up (Limited Time Only)

While kids across the country look forward to donning their scariest masks tonight (and pets are being made to wear their most embarrassing costumes, much to the chagrin…
PostedOctober 31, 2006 at12:00 am

Here Come The Animal Activists. Hide the Bug Spray.

In the latest example of just how far off society’s fringes the animal rights movement has strayed, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has declared its objection…
PostedSeptember 26, 2006 at12:00 am

Sweet Relief

"If it were cast in a Hollywood movie today, high-fructose corn syrup might well be starring as a suspect set free for lack of evidence," writes Jack Cox in…
PostedJuly 31, 2006 at12:00 am

Ring The Ice Cream Bell Slowly

We gave the idea rightful scorn when a San Diego commission proposed it last year, but in the United Kingdom it may well become a reality: Parliament is considering…
PostedMay 10, 2006 at12:00 am