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...
Read MoreHuffPost: Are there antibiotics in my meat? Let’s clear the confusion
By Charlie Arnot – I was stunned to hear a mother express guilt about being “unable to afford meat that doesn’t have antibiotics in it.” I wondered how many parents who are trying to provide the...
Read MoreForbes: The Clean Label Project Is Using Bad Science To Scare Us About Our Children’s Food
By Kavin Senapathy – FUD, which stands for fear, uncertainty and doubt, is a disinformation strategy dating back to the early 20th century. It was perhaps most famously employed by Microsoft, which integrated it as a...
Read MoreForbes: Surprise! Shoppers Are Confused About Food And GMOs
By Phil Lempert — Two new surveys come to the same conclusion: The average American shopper is clueless when it comes to having an understanding of what is a genetically modified organism (GMO). A new nationally representative Food...
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