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

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...

June 17, 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