Interesting -- and encouraging -- turn of events! "Campbell's Soup Co. (CPB) is withdrawing from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the largest trade association in the U.S., representing 250 of the major food, Read More
Jul 22, 2017
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Oct 05
As We Await The Next President, Big Food Remains Powerful As Ever
New York Times Magazine's annual food issue is out this weekend. Among the many great articles (be sure to check out Ted Genoways' insightful piece on the meat industry's transparency fight), is one by Michael Pollan Read More
Aug 06, 2015
Food Industry to Feds: “We Want to Keep Using Trans Fat”
“The food industry is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve the continued use of partially hydrogenated oils in more than 50 different food categories, from your Thanksgiving stuffing mix to frozen pies and Read More
Jun 26, 2015
The Food Industry’s Ties to Politicians
More information -- courtesy a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest -- on industry's recent attempts at silencing the Dietary Guidelines. Turns out that, as is frequently the case with these Read More
May 05, 2014
Why The Food Industry Hates the Proposed New Nutrition Facts Panel
As much as the food industry likes to position itself as "being part of the solution," its daily actions contradict that. Following the release of the FDA's proposed new Nutrition Facts label last week, industry has Read More
Mar 26, 2014
The Food Industry Wants to Keep Artificial Trans Fats in the Food Supply
If you ever attend the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' annual conference (the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, also known as FNCE) you would think the food industry's number one priority was the health of Read More