Articles by Michele Simon
Michele Simon is a public health lawyer specializing in industry marketing and lobbying tactics. She is the author of Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back. She is grateful to live in Oakland, Calif., within walking distance of a farmers market. You can follow her on Twitter.
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Why the meat industry sells salmonella
Last week, the latest massive food safety recall hit the news -- 36 million pounds of ground turkey possibly tainted with salmonella, courtesy of meat giant Cargill. Some media outlets reported that it's currently legal to sell salmonella-tainted meat. While the meat industry might like it that way, that's not the entire story.
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Who put McDonald's in charge of kids' health?
Improvements to the McDonald's Happy Meal just distract policymakers from doing their job of setting boundaries for corporate behavior.
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Don't eat your broccoli: Junk food industry determined to target kids
Government agencies are set to release voluntary suggestions for how Big Food could less slimy in its advertising. The industry is pushing back.
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Who really benefits from the egg industry deal?
An agreement between the Humane Society and United Egg Producers to seek federal legislation for better henhouse conditions is still a long way from having any real effect.
