Clearing up the high fructose corn syrup myths appears to be the new rage. Last week USA Today took a crack at denouncing the high-fructose fearmongering. And yesterday CBS News thoroughly took to task the claim that high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally different from table sugar. We were pleased to see that even notorious hype makers were calling shenanigans:
read more here »Hollywood Serves Up Food Elitism (Wednesday, 3/10/2010)
Food, Inc. failed to win the best “documentary” Oscar on Sunday, but that likely won’t diminish its influence. If you’ve seen this one-sided hit piece on modern agriculture, you know that it’s a thinly veiled advocacy film for organic and local foods in true Michael Pollan style. That such a film draws so much attention is evidence of Hollywood’s fad fascination with organic foodie-ism.
read more here »New York Considers Legislation to Ban Salt in Restaurants (Tuesday, 3/9/2010)
Not content with just trying to tax soft drinks, New York’s nanny-state politicians are also considering legislation to prohibit the use of salt in the preparation of restaurant food. Assemblyman Felix Ortiz introduced this absurdist bill on March 5. Ortiz is one of New York’s more strident food cops, having already introduced strict restaurant menu labeling proposals in the past. He is also following in the steps of fellow food nanny Mayor Michael Bloomberg who went so far as to compare salt to carcinogenic asbestos.
read more here »Opposition Builds Against New York Soda Tax Proposal (Tuesday, 3/9/2010)
New York Governor David Paterson’s proposal to slap a penny-per-ounce tax on sodas and other sweetened beverages is running into a buzz saw of bipartisan opposition. On March 8, nine Democrats and two Republicans in the state senate announced their opposition to the soda tax. Indeed, senators from both parties are saying the tax is “dead on arrival.”
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