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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Safe, organic food too expensive? Eat less meat

Laments over the high cost of sustainably raised meat, poultry, and dairy products miss the bigger picture: Americans eat too much meat, period.

Michele Simon Food and Agriculture
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.

Michele Simon Food and Agriculture
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.

Michele Simon Food and Agriculture
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.

Michele Simon Food and Agriculture