Quotes of the Week: Hot Dog Pride (Friday, 9/5/2008)
Late last month, we took a look at a few of the reactions to the anti-hot dog smear campaign led by the Cancer Project, a spin-off of the misnamed Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). Responses ranged from confusion to mockery to, well, downright anger. But the deceptive ad continues its tour across television screens throughout the country. And never have we seen so many Americans rally around the hot dog. read more here »

Food Cops Flip-Flop (Thursday, 9/4/2008)
As nutrition activist groups have grown, their campaigns have become more sophisticated and their attacks more severe. But as a look back at the last two decades of ingredient blacklisting will show, a gain for nutrition nannies means that even greater demands are not far behind. Just consider the progression of the food cop war against trans fats. read more here »

Report: Mercury-Fish Hype Put Poor Children At Risk (Wednesday, 9/3/2008)
According to a new survey, nearly half of women are in the dark about what they should and shouldn’t do during pregnancy. And of all the areas of confusion – from hair dye to airplanes – diet was ranked at the top of the list. It’s no wonder. Even the healthiest foods, like fish, have received the skull-and-crossbones treatment in recent years. Sadly, the Americans most harmed by this bad advice are also the most vulnerable. As the Center for Consumer Freedom has shown in a new report now available at MercuryFacts.com, the victims of the mercury-in-fish hype are our poorest children. read more here »