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Warning: Propagating Bogus Scares May Be Bad for Everyone 12/9/09 The Food and Drug Administration gave notice last month that it is looking to update the “Nutrition Facts” label that appears on packaged foods. The FDA’s aim is presumably to make the labels easier to read and more informative. But unhelpfully, the self-anointed food police at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) have chimed in with their own suggestions about how the FDA can change the labels. Yes, this is the very... read more... A Godzilla of Corny Hype 11/19/09 It never takes much for the food scolds at Center for Science in the Public Interest to rev-up one of their stale diet-nanny crusades. Today, CSPI is breathlessly telling media outlets about its shocking, shocking discovery that movie theater popcorn (which CSPI dubs the “Godzilla of snacks”) has lots of calories. No starch, Sherlock. Should we care? Not really. According to calculations from the Motion Picture Association of America, the typical American only goes to... read more... CSPI’s Latest Dietary Flip-Flop 10/15/09 With Halloween right around the corner, the killjoys at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) built the scary atmosphere last week by releasing a report on the top 10 “riskiest” foods. And of course, the report had the effect of inciting scaremongering about foods we eat, especially at Good Morning America, according to NewsBusters: The segment ended with a video of Smith in a wheelchair and [GMA’s Sharyn] Alfonsi voicing over, "Smith... read more... TIME for Nannyism 8/7/09 Two TIME articles from this week leave a lot to be desired by tipping the scales toward food in the focus on healthy living. The first piece is a list of nine foods parents shouldn’t give to kids determined by using nutritional “guidelines” from food police headquarters: the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). What kinds of foods made the blacklist? Certain crackers, soup, and macaroni & cheese for such offenses as being... read more... Quote of the Week 8/4/09 Last month, the food police at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) took their anti-salt crusade one shake too far, suing the Denny’s restaurant chain over the sodium content of its food. As we told the media, CSPI’s claims should be taken with a grain of salt. (Cue the rim-shot.) CSPI is up to its usual gig of filing “press conference” lawsuits that garner media attention but lack legal merit, which certainly... read more... |
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