Food & Beverage (page 185)

The Fear Marketeers are holding a press conference today in Washington DC, this time in an attempt to capitalize on a recent report from the Maharishi University's Genetic ID. For more information about what's really behind this fear campaign, check out this report.

The American Crop Protection Association's Douglas T. Nelson sums up the case against genetically improved food this way: "Unfortunately, the case against biotech food has nothing to do with safety, health or the environment, but with commercial interests. The sadness of it all is that the organic farmers aren't willing to confront biotech foods head on. Instead, they wish to hide behind the facade of caring about the environment."

The American Council on Science and Health's Ruth Kava attacks the Center for Science in the Public Interest's campaign to force labeling for products that contain added sugars. Kava says, "Labeling foods or ingredients as 'good' or 'bad' is simply an unhealthy red herring - it is quite possible to avoid added sugars and still have a poor diet!"

Maria Rodale, creator and editor of Organic Style magazine, will be hosting an online chat tonight at 9 pm (EST). It might be a good time to ask her about her support of Fenton Communications' fear marketing efforts on behalf of Rodale Press and Fenton's other organic industry clients. Please feel free to do so.

Organic clients and activist allies of Fenton Communications bundled their PR spin on the pages of the Chicago Tribune in an article claiming organic food sales are “growing at record…

The “blaming restaurants for obesity” crowd is taking aim at the plate again. While popular chains strive to please customers by providing value in a competitive marketplace, industry critics prefer…

Example #1: The Organic Consumers Association’s Ronnie Cummins attempts to rally the anti-choice troops with “food politics” issues. Cummins asks his minions to be sure and buy organic (Could…

Fenton Communications' Mothers & Others (who brought us the 1989 Alar-on-apples scare) outlines plans on how to get schools to forego conventional foods and "go organic." Notice the involvement of Chefs Collaborative board member Ann Cooper in such efforts. The Chefs are already working on this anti-choice angle with their "Adopt a school program."

Despite repeated activist (and organic industry) claims to the contrary, consumers of organic food are wasting their money if they think they’re buying something which is safer or more…

Kudos to The Ottawa Citizen for opposing a fat tax on high-calorie foods. The paper says, “[W]e oppose a special tax on food that health-care bureaucrats deem bad for…