Exactly what are ultra-processed foods and what makes them so unhealthy?Note: Recently, an all-out PR push extolled the virtues and even the need for ultra-processed foods. Topped off with a Time Magazine…Sep 30Sep 30
Umami: The Con of the DecadeNote: This blog, authored by Truth in Labeling Campaign co-founder Adrienne Samuels, is even more relevant today than when she wrote it…Sep 23Sep 23
Something Fishy Is Going on with Canned TunaIn 2022 we told you about a product put out by a company called Good Catch given the absurd name “fish-free tuna.”Aug 9Aug 9
If the ‘dose makes the poison’ there’s more than enough MSG and MSG-aliases in processed food to…There’s more than enough excitotoxic glutamic acid (a.k.a. free glutamate) in processed foods to create the excesses needed to cause brain…Aug 1Aug 1
The FDA’s Long Goodbye to Brominated Vegetable Oil: The Back StoryIn July 2024, the U.S, Food and Drug Administration finally gave the boot to brominated vegetable oil, commonly called BVO. Its food…Jul 23Jul 23
In memory and appreciation of Adrienne Samuels and her lasting impact on consumer safety and…Adrienne Samuels, co-founder of the Truth in Labeling Campaign, passed away at her home in Chicago on June 20, 2024; she was 89.Jul 7Jul 7
Neither Fish nor Fowl, as Imitation Foods Flood the Market the FDA Looks the Other WayIt doesn’t take a degree in marine biology to know that a concoction of pea protein isolates, soy protein concentrate, lentil and faba…Jun 27Jun 27
Exactly what are ultra-processed foods and what makes them so unhealthy?What makes a food “ultra-processed?”Jun 13Jun 13
The Perfect Poison: The Story That Big Food and Its Friends at the FDA Don’t Want You To KnowNote: The Perfect Poison has a new link/location at Amazon. To purchase or share the book link, please click here…Jun 6Jun 6
MSG on 60 Minutes got people riled up 30 years ago. Could it do the same thing today?Thirty years ago this 60 Minutes program (video below) on MSG was the second most-watched show of the year. Despite that, the show’s…May 28May 28