Exposing the Real Dangers of Weed Killers
Touchstone Essentials The weed killer glyphosate—infamously known as Roundup—can be found everywhere: lawns, gardens, parks, soil, rivers and even in the rain (1). But household use of this herbicide is dwarfed by its use in agriculture. And herein lies the problem. Over the past several years, scientists have discovered that exposure to glyphosate-containing weed killers […]
Food and Drink Industry Sought to Influence Scientists and Academics, Emails Show
Gareth Iacobucci Documents obtained from US public records provide fresh evidence of how food and drink companies have sought to promote their interests through a powerful group funded by the industry, researchers say.
How Food Companies Influence Evidence and Opinion – Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
Gary Sacks, Boyd A. Swinburn, Adrian J. Cameron, Gary Ruskin The tactics used by the food industry to influence public policy have been well documented, but there is little direct evidence of the rationale behind food industry actions and their level of support from within individual companies. This paper provides an analysis of an email […]
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a Food Industry Lobby Group
Stacy Malkan The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a corporate-funded nonprofit organization based in Washington DC, with 17 affiliated chapters around the world. ILSI describes itself as a group that conducts “science for the public good” and “improves human health and well-being and safeguards the environment.” However, investigations by academics, journalists and public interest […]
