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Feds to Parents: Big Food Still Exploiting Your Children, Good Luck with That
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodIf you wanted to ensure a report gets buried, a good time to release it would be the Friday before a holiday week. That the Federal Trade...
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McDonald’s “Educating” Nutrition Professionals
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodIn the report I recently released, (covered by the New York Times) "And Now a Word from Our Sponsors," I described the various ways the food...
View ArticleKicking McDonald's out: the hospitals getting serious about food
Anna Lappé Challenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodHospitals across the US are stepping up their commitment to healthy food, and telling junk food chains to leave the premises.My first daughter was born...
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Ridding schools of fast food, junk food and soda pushers
Michele SimonChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodWith the passage of the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act of 2010, in addition to improving school meals, Congress required the U.S. Department of...
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What I really want for Mother’s Day: McD’s to stop marketing to my kid...
Gigi KellettChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross-posted from MomsRising.It’s 7am. I say — for the eleventh time — “J., let’s put on your shoes.” At 7:05, I say again, “J., time to put on your...
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Time for Action: Moms and Marketing to Kids Don’t Mix
Anna Lappé Challenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross posted from CivilEats.On February 10, 2012, Ronald McDonald held court in a packed elementary school auditorium. Ronald was visiting the Lexington,...
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A Letter to McDonalds: My Mother’s Day Wish #MomsNotLovinIt
Jessica GottliebChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodJessica Gottlieb is one of the many moms around the world calling on McDonald's to stop its predatory marketing to kids. To join the campaign, visit...
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I’m not havin’ it
LaDonna RedmondChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our Food(Image courtesy of Matthew Gilson for Time)As a mom, nothing is more important to me than caring for my children. Taking care of their bodies, minds...
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Top 10 lies told by McDonald's CEO at annual shareholders' meeting
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross-posted from Alternet.Last week at McDonald’s annual shareholder’s meeting, CEO Don Thompson got caught off-guard when a team of 15...
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Dads Not Lovin' It Either
Josh GolinChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodI am a father who passionately cares about the health and well-being of my child, and of all children. As the Associate Director of Campaign for a...
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Nutrition standards won't fix Big Food's worst child marketing tactics
Michele SimonChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodLast month, I participated in an important panel at a childhood obesity conference to discuss the current strategy backed by some advocacy groups:...
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Thinking beyond the clown
Anna Lappé Challenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross-posted from CivilEats:When Bozo the Clown went off air in 1963, no one would have guessed the small-town television character would soon become the...
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Hey Big Food, our children are none of your business
Anna Lappé Challenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodDid you know that Nabisco touts a preschool-age “Oreo Cookie Counting Book” and Hershey’s publishes a “Hershey’s Kisses Multiplication Book”? Did you...
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Super-sized lies: why you can't trust promises by McDonald's
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodThe headlines certainly sounded impressive: “McDonald's to Scrap Soda From 'Happy Meal' Ads” and “McDonald's Ditches Soda In Happy Meal...
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Clowning Around with Charity: How McDonald's Exploits Philanthropy and...
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross-posted from Eat Drink Politics.Pop quiz: Who do you think funds the hundreds of Ronald McDonald Houses around the nation? McDonald’s...
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McDonald's Uses Library to Market to Kids
Casey HindsChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross-posted from KY Healthy Kids, by Casey Hinds.I took my kids to the local library this weekend and was reminded how hard it is for them to avoid junk...
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How low can McDonald's go to disrespect its workers?
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodIt seems both ironic and fitting that while most Americans are obsessed with food for the Thanksgiving holiday, this week also marks...
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From one woman to another -- our kids' health is not for sale
Corporate Accountability InternationalChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodWritten by Lindsay Dahl, cross-posted from lindsaydahl.com Women are rabble-rousers. All we need to do is look to the recent...
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McDonald's Unholy Alliance with Athletes
Casey HindsChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodCross-posted from Casey Hinds and KY Healthy Kids: Olympic fever is starting up again and brings with it a deluge of soda and fast food ads. The unholy...
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The other NRA: National Restaurant Association eviscerates the rights of...
Michele Simon, JD, MPHChallenge Corporate Abuse of Our FoodWritten by Michele Simon and Saru Jayaraman Food movement leaders tend to stick to their specific issues, whether it’s advocating for healthy...
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