Update: This blog has been updated to include a running list of news stories and commentary generated by our ongoing investigation. U.S. Right to Know is conducting an investigation into the collusion between Big Food, its front groups, and university faculty and staff to deliver industry PR to the public.That investigation is ongoing. Thus far, … Our Investigation of Big Food and its Front Groups
Carey Gillam is author of the award-winning book, “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer and the Corruption of Science ” (Island Press, 2017) and a veteran journalist, researcher and writer with more than 20 years of experience in the news industry. Gillam’s book received the prestigious Rachel Carson Book Award from the Society … Carey Gillam, Research Director
News Release: Tuesday, January 29, 2019Documents posted here.Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 or Nason Maani Hessari (+44) 020 7927 2879 or David Stuckler (+39) 347 563 4391 Emails between The Coca-Cola Company and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) demonstrate the company’s efforts to influence the CDC for its own benefit, according to … Study Shows Coca-Cola’s Efforts to Influence CDC on Diet and Obesity
Milbank Quarterly: Public Meets Private: Conversations Between Coca-Cola and the CDC, by Nason Maani Hessari, Gary Ruskin, Martin McKee and David Stuckler (1.29.19) Conclusion: “The emails we obtained using FOIA requests reveal efforts by Coca-Cola to lobby the CDC to advance corporate objectives rather than health, including to influence the World Health Organization. Our findings … Conversations Between Coca-Cola and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
News Release For Immediate Release:Tuesday, July 11, 2017 For More Information Contact: Gary Ruskin (415) 944-7350 Food industry watchdog group U.S. Right to Know filed a lawsuit today to compel the University of Florida to comply with public records requests about the university’s relationship with agrichemical companies that produce genetically engineered seeds and pesticides. “We … University of Florida Sued for Failure to Release Public Records on Agrichemical Industry
Carey Gillam’s book is available from Island Press: Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science. Whitewash received the 2018 Rachel Carson Environmental Book Award from the Society of Environmental Journalists and a 2018 Gold Medal Award from the Independent Publishers. Based on 20 years of research and scores of … Q&A with Carey Gillam on Whitewash
Gary first started working on food issues in 1998. In 2000, he helped to build the first national coalition against the marketing and sale of soda and junk food in schools. In 2003, he organized a Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for states and schools, endorsed by organizations across the political spectrum. In 2004, he organized … Gary Ruskin, Co-Founder and Co-Director
