PRESS RELEASE: The best defense against propaganda is good information

By Steve C. Anderson
Nation's Restaurant News

Anti-restaurant activist Eric Schlosser has made a living promoting misinformation and misrepresentation - most notoriously with his New York Times best - selling book,
"Fast Food Nation." Read More...

By Bob Stallman, President
American Farm Bureau Federation

He’s at it again. Apparently Eric Schlosser didn’t push his agenda far enough with his anti-food industry book Fast Food Nation, so he’s doing it again, but with a different spin. His latest endeavor, a book entitled Chew on This, perpetuates misleading information about our food system and targets this country’s most impressionable audience - school children. Read More...


PRESS RELEASE: Slow burn on fast food

By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Founder and President
American Council on Science and Health

Fast food is under increasing attack. It has become the perfect scapegoat for our nation's obesity crisis. Critics argue the consumption of burgers, fries, soda, nuggets and pizza explain why Americans -- including kids -- are so fat. Never mind that obesity is the result of overconsumption of calories from all sources (and most meals daily are eaten at home, not at fast-food establishments), combined with a lack of sufficient exercise to burn those calories. Read More...