Food Police (page 82)

Hypocritical Food Cops Preach ‘Integrity,’ Part II

We told you yesterday that the food cops at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) will soon host their second "Integrity in…
Posted June 25, 2004 at 12:00 am

Sound Science 1, Food Cop Marion Nestle A Big Fat 0

This morning’s New York Times features a widely respected university professor and obesity researcher (in fact, the man who discovered the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin) decrying the distorted perception…
Posted June 8, 2004 at 12:00 am

The Assault On Personal Choice

In response to the FDA’s consideration of cigarette-style warning labels on “foods deemed unhealthy by government scientists,” this week’s special obesity-hype issue of TIME magazine prominently features a full-page…
Posted June 4, 2004 at 12:00 am

Suing Dr. Atkins? Call Dr. Strange-Veggie

There's been no shortage of controversy over the wildly popular Atkins diet, but this morning the debate turned nasty. Three months after buying a newspaper ad…
Posted May 27, 2004 at 12:00 am

Food Police Invade Williamsburg

Punitive “fat taxes,” ridiculous warning labels on sweets, and draconian marketing restrictions are not the right way to fight flab. But this regulatory nightmare…
Posted May 20, 2004 at 12:00 am

Food Cops Infest Congress

It’s time to call the exterminator. Capitol Hill is becoming infested with nutrition zealots who aim to restrict our food choices — namely, the self-described “food police” at…
Posted May 11, 2004 at 12:00 am

Hey CSPI – Soda Still Doesn’t Cause Obesity

Two weeks ago, the Center for Consumer Freedom reported on the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s (CSPI’s) flawed attempt to show that soda is…
Posted May 11, 2004 at 12:00 am

A Potpourri Of Food Activist News

Attacking Milk? In Wisconsin? Are You Serious? — The latest anti-food jihad from the Center for Science in the Public Interest — an effort to “ban 2 percent…
Posted May 7, 2004 at 12:00 am

The War On Personal Responsibility

The front page of Sunday’s Sacramento Bee features the Center for Consumer Freedom and its “counteroffensive” against lawmakers and activists who push for excessive regulations on our favorite…
Posted May 3, 2004 at 12:00 am

Hey Food Cops, Leave Us All Alone!

The frenzied movement to expunge every last morsel of cake and every remaining drop of soda from schools is beginning to make some pint-sized enemies. New Haven, Connecticut schools aren’t…
Posted April 29, 2004 at 12:00 am