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General Mills Hit With Class-Action Suit Over Fishy Health Claims

Posted 12.17.2011

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The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is planning to file a class-action lawsuit against General Mills for the company's spurious marke...

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We're Not Buying It: Stop Junk Food Marketing to Kids

Larry_Cohen | Posted 12.10.2011

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Larry_Cohen

Parents simply can't compete with the $2 billion a year spent on kids ads promoting foods that are laden in sugar, salt and fat. We need someone to hold food and beverage companies accountable.

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Athletes Shill For Triple Double Oreos

Posted 10.19.2011

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The new Triple Double Oreos have gotten heat for their high calorie counts since being introduced last month, one of two new Oreo introductions. But a...

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WATCH: The Pizza Chain With The Most Effective Commercials

Posted 09.26.2011

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A new study of ad effectiveness among American pizza chains places Pizza Hut at the top of the ad heap. The study ranked pizza chains' ads based on a ...

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Food Industry: Walk the Talk to Protect Our Kids' Health

Larry_Cohen | Posted 09.10.2011

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Larry_Cohen

Federal guidelines that would help support healthy foods for kids are under attack.

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GOP Pushes Back On Effort To Limit Kids' Food Ads

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are siding with food companies resisting the Obama administration's efforts to pressure them to stop advertising junk ...

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Government To Crack Down On Marketing Junk Food To Kids

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 06.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The government is pressuring food companies to cut back on marketing unhealthy foods to children, releasing guidelines Thursday that cou...

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Taco Bell Launches TV Ads To Manage Beef Lawsuit Fallout

AP/Huffington Post | MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Associated Press: NEW YORK — Taco Bell is turning to TV commercials to battle damage to its image from a lawsuit questioning its taco filling. ...

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Everything I Needed To Know I Learned From Matt Damon and Eggs

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Napoli

First my eggs came in a carton with an expiration date stamped on one end. Then they stamped the eggs themselves. This was unsettling. Even my fruit has the decency to use a sticker.

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The Cooking Channel: Food Network Launching Second 24-Hour Food Station

Posted 05.25.2011

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Scripps, the parents company of the Food Network, will be launching a second 24-hour food network on May 31, reports Brian Stelter at the New York Tim...

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