The American Council on Science and Health is a Corporate Front Group

The American Council on Science and Health is a front group for the tobacco, agrichemical, fossil fuel, pharmaceutical and other industries. A leaked ACSH financial summary, released in 2013 by...

August 12, 2018

Jon Entine and Genetic Literacy Project Spin Chemical Industry PR

Jon Entine, executive director of the Genetic Literacy Project, is a central player in Monsanto and the agrichemical industry’s public relations efforts to promote genetically engineered foods and...

March 1, 2018

Henry Miller Dropped by Forbes for Monsanto Ghostwriting Scandal

[caption id="attachment_630" align="alignright" width="232"] Henry I. Miller writes in defense of polluting industries.[/caption] Henry I. Miller, MD, has a long history of arguing for...

August 30, 2017

How the media fell for a GMO front group attack on Dr. Oz

The 55-point headline in Slate blares, “Letter from Prominent Doctors Implies Columbia Should Fire Dr. Oz for Being a Quack.” The story by Ben Mathis-Lilly is based on a letter by a group of...

April 20, 2015

International Dairy Foods Association – key facts

Summary * International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) represents dairy manufacturers, processors, and marketers * Petitioned to add artificial sweeteners to milk without special notation on...

January 22, 2015

U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance – key facts

Summary * Funders include Monsanto and DuPont * Small farmers criticized use of mandatory marketing fees to promote “Big Ag” * Other partners include BASF, Dow * USFRA is represented...

January 21, 2015

Center for Consumer Freedom — key facts

Summary * Founded in 1995 as the Guest Choice Network * Phillip Morris provided $600,000 in seed money for the organization * Restaurant, tobacco company funds were used to fight restaurant...

January 12, 2015