Corporate Ugliness

18 Jan: Sign the Petition Supporting a Healthier Workplace!

Dear Citizen for Health, As the Consumer Voice of the Natural Health Community we are committed to preserving and expanding your health freedoms and ensuring that you have access to the resources you need to make informed decisions about maintaining your health and wellness. It is from that perspective that we bring to your attention this article: The Case for…

23 Nov: Media May Kill Vitamins

Submitted as a guest editorial by Suzanne Jenkins, November 20, 2011 What happened to the media that investigates and reports both sides of the story? The practice of denigrating dietary supplements and raising public concern over “safety” has been elevated to an art form by the media. Sound bites and articles with such titles as, “Vitamins May Kill Elderly Americans,”…

14 Oct: Millions of American Consumers are Food Identity Theft Victims

 Food Packaging Deceptions Threaten National Food Integrity   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Primary Media Contact: Kevin Sanchez                                                           Hollenbeck Associates                                               (415) 227-1150 ext. 10                                                    kevin@hollenbeckassociates.com   WASHINGTON, DC – Even as more American families are trying to make healthier diet choices, many duplicitous food makers are contributing to the spread of Food Identity Theft.  Despite government safeguards and restrictions, dozens of…

18 May: Shocking Inspection of Tylenol Plant

By Jennifer Tarbox Published May 16, 2010 orginal link: www.associatedcontent.com The FDA released May 6th it’s inspection report of a Tylenol Plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, noting that the conditions at a Johnson & Johnson owned plant were so bad, legal action might be warranted. Today, May 16, 2010, CNNmoney.com published an article citing David Lebo, a former Johnson &…

17 Dec: Amid Monsanto’s Antitrust Troubles, Another Study Questions the Health Effects of GMOs

By Tom Philphot via www.grist.com December 16, 2009 Pity executives at genetically modified seed giant Monsanto. Not only are they having to knock heads with Department of Justice lawyers over the company’s business practices, but some of their most-cherished PR talking points are being obliterated by researchers. In the past few months, we’ve learned that its much-vaunted technologies don’t really…

14 Dec: AP INVESTIGATION: Monsanto Seed Biz Role Revealed

By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Confidential contracts detailing Monsanto Co.’s business practices reveal how the world’s biggest seed developer is squeezing competitors, controlling smaller seed companies and protecting its dominance over the multibillion-dollar market for genetically altered crops, an Associated Press investigation has found. With Monsanto’s patented genes being inserted into roughly 95 percent of all…

09 Nov: Pfizer Broke the Law by Promoting Drugs for Unapproved Uses

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Prosecutor Michael Loucks remembers clearly when lawyers for Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug company, looked across the table and promised it wouldn’t break the law again. It was January 2004, and the attorneys were negotiating in a conference room on the ninth floor of the federal courthouse in Boston, where Loucks was head of the…

05 Nov: Kellogg Removing Antioxidant Claims From Some Cereal Boxes

FDA Increases Scrutiny of Food Marketing, Plans New Health Labeling System By Emily Bryson York via www.adage.com Published: November 04, 2009 CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — It’s a cold environment for food marketers trying to make health claims. Kellogg Co. today announced it would discontinue marketing Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies as products that could boost a child’s immunity. In a statement,…

21 Oct: Target Accused Of Organic Food Fraud

By Lila Shapiro Ever wonder if the organic-labeled milk you’re drinking is really organic? If you purchased it at Target, it might not be. The Cornucopia Institute, a food and agriculture watchdog group, announced Tuesday that it has filed formal complaints with USDA’s organic program accusing Target Corporation of organic food fraud. And in the midst of HuffPost’s No Impact…