Cornell Alliance for Science is a PR Campaign for the Agrichemical Industry

Despite its academic-sounding name and affiliation with an Ivy League Institution, the Cornell Alliance for Science is a public relations campaign to promote genetically engineered foods and...

October 7, 2018

Study: How Coca-Cola Declared War on the “Public Health Community”

News Release For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 15, 2018 For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 The Coca-Cola Company proposed and financed the now-defunct group Global...

March 15, 2018

Grocery Manufacturers Association — key facts

Summary * GMA is the leading trade group for the junk food industry * GMA hides list of its own corporate members * GMA was found guilty of money laundering * Opposed legislation to...

March 1, 2018

U.S. Right to Know Sues CDC for Documents about Its Ties to Coca-Cola

News Release For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 U.S. Right to Know sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

February 21, 2018

Did 24 Coke-Funded Studies on Childhood Obesity Fail to Disclose Coke’s Influence?

News Release For Immediate Release: Monday, December 11, 2017 For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 How accurate were conflict of interest disclosures in at least 40...

December 11, 2017

FDA Declines to Stop Coke, Pepsi from Advertising Artificially Sweetened Soda as “Diet”

News Release For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has denied a petition asking it...

November 8, 2017

Aspartame: Decades of Science Point to Serious Health Risks

Long History of Concerns Key Scientific Studies on Aspartame Industry PR Efforts Scientific References Key Facts About Diet Soda Chemical  Dozens of studies have linked aspartame -- the...

August 14, 2017

Aspartame Tied to Weight Gain, Increased Appetite, Obesity

Science on Weight Gain + Obesity Related Issues Industry Science Is "Diet" Deceptive Marketing? Scientific References Aspartame, the world's most popular sugar substitute, is found in thousands...

August 14, 2017

Trump’s New CDC Pick Boosts Agency’s Ties To Coca Cola

See also: New York Times, by Sheila Kaplan, 7/22/2017: "New C.D.C. Chief Saw Coca-Cola as Ally in Obesity Fight" Forbes, Part 2 by Rob Waters, "The Coca-Cola Network: Soda Giant Mines...

July 10, 2017

BMJ Reveals Secret Industry Influence on Medical and Science Reporting

News Release For Immediate Release: April 5, 2017                                                     For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415)...

April 5, 2017