By: Patti Hurtgen – A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products. While most have labels to aid in the shopping process, it can still be hard to...
Read MoreFlorida Today: Don’t Let Food Companies Scare You About GMOs
By Brandon McFadden – Humanity needs an innovative food system to not only survive, but to thrive. In 2050, nearly 10 billion people will populate the Earth. Future generations will be dealing with not only greater...
Read MoreScience Moms: The High Price of Food Labels
By Anastasia Bodnar – If you’re like me, grocery shopping is both a pleasure and a struggle. I love to see which fresh produce and fancy cheeses are available! But meal planning is a challenge when...
Read MoreWant Non-GMO? How Much More Will it Cost?
By Jayson Lusk – The journal Food Policy just released a new paper I co-authored with Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes and Alexandre Magnier entitled, “The price of non-genetically modified (non-GM) food.” As retailers consider reformulating products or how they’ll...
Read MoreNew York Times: Is It ‘Natural’? Consumers, and Lawyers, Want to Know
By Julie Creswel – In recent years, one bright spot in an otherwise lackluster market for packaged foods, beverages and consumer products has been merchandise promoted as “natural.” Consumers, increasingly wary of products that are overly...
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report: Stop The Food Label Fear-Mongering
By Tom Vilsack For the food industry, 2017 was the year of the label. Whether ‘non-GMO’ or ‘no high fructose corn syrup’, ‘no added hormones’ or ‘gluten free,’ consumers are increasingly demanding more information about what’s in...
Read MoreCSPI: Stonyfield Slammed For Using Children To Scare Consumers About “Monstrous” Technology
By Gregory Jaffe How shameful and exploitative for Stonyfield to use children to spread unsophisticated, anti-science fearmongering messages in this YouTube video. The case referred to in the video—that of a fish gene being imported into...
Read MoreDuluth News Tribune: Food Shaming: Why I’m Avoiding Foods Labeled “Non-GMO Project” Verified
By Kathryn Pinke – I recently grabbed a can of diced tomatoes from my pantry shelf and the “Non-GMO Project” butterfly logo caught my eye. There were many labels on the can. “Heart-healthy.” “No Salt Added.”...
Read MoreThe Washington Post: Savvier Shoppers See Through Misleading Food Labels. Here’s How.
By Cara Rosenbloom – In the quest for health, many of us search for products that have an edge over their competition. If something is proclaimed to be “organic” or “natural,” we often think it’s healthier for...
Read MoreForbes: The Great “Non-GMO” Deception: How To Sell Politically Correct Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Omri Ben-Shahar – Any beast can look like a prince, if lined up next to a more terrible villain. This basic psychological manipulation is the marketing paradigm of companies that sell consumers unhealthy food. Since...
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