In this Al-Jazeera America op-ed, Michele Simon of Eat Drink Politics theorizes on why the largest school pizza supplier might be behind the school food lobby's scuffle with the First Lady. Highlights: "[In Read More
Aug 11, 2014
Michele Simon
Aug 06, 2014
What Happens When the Artificial Sweetener Industry Doesn’t Like Your Research
The Center for Public Integrity is one of the country's oldest and largest nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organizations. Their mission -- "to serve democracy by revealing abuses of power, corruption and Read More
Jul 16, 2014
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Latest Defense of Industry Partnerships
In email conversations earlier this year with Past President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Glenna McCollum, DFPI's concerns about the current corporate sponsors were largely dismissed with the explanation Read More
Jun 12, 2014
How Industry and Government Promote Dairy Junk Foods
Michele Simon's latest report -- "Whitewashed: How Industry and Government Promote Dairy Junk Foods" -- examines how the dairy lobby, via federal check-off programs, has successfully managed to pass off chocolate milk, Read More
Jun 12, 2014
More on Big Food and The School Nutrition Association
Yesterday, we brought up how the School Nutrition Association (SNA) has rightfully come under severe scrutiny for its partnerships with Big Food, which in turn have resulted in the organization drastically changing its Read More
May 09, 2014
Our Review of “Fed Up”
Fed Up, the latest food-related documentary, opens in select theaters nationwide today. Yesterday night, Dietitians For Professional Integrity had a chance to view the film at its Los Angeles premiere. Our Fed Up Read More