13 July 2010

Meet the Food Industry Front Groups That Push for Carcinogens in Your Food | Food | AlterNet


You might remember the California Farm Bureau from the movie Food, Inc., in which they were caught on film arguing that foods containing clones should not be labeled. Or perhaps you've heard of the California Strawberry Commission's pet cause du jour: legalizing the pesticide methyl iodide, a carcinogen so potent it is used to induce cancer in the lab. In other words, this is not the bunch that government regulators and health professionals should turn to for unbiased, factual information about the danger of pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables.
Meet the Food Industry Front Groups That Push for Carcinogens in Your Food | Food | AlterNet