Meryl Streep's Junk Science (from the National Post)
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Wednesday, September 2, 2009
By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan. Meryl Streep, star of the movie Julie & Julia, lashed out this past weekend at the world-famous chef she portrays on screen. In an interview with the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Ms. Streep claims that Julia Child's cuisine caused heart disease and calls Child "a pawn of big business." In the process, she attempts to smear the organization I head up, the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH)...  Read Full >>

Another Movie Blasts Food System (from Farm and Dairy)
By Jeff Stier, Esq.
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Thursday, June 18, 2009
By Jeff Stier.  If you're the kind of person who likes a good conspiracy theory, the summer's latest box-office horror flick should suit you well...  Read Full >>

You Can't Even Talk About It (from ABC's 5/8/09 interview with ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava)
Type : Press Release
Publish Date : Friday, May 8, 2009
This press release from ABC News's John Stossel announced his scheduled one-hour show for Friday, May 8, 2009 -- with the final paragraph mentioning his interview of ACSH's Dr. Ruth Kava...  Read Full >>

The Wrong Way to Fix the FDA (from the Guardian)
The US food and drug administration needs serious reform. Obama's choices to lead it aren't the right ones.
By Jeff Stier, Esq., Henry Miller
Type : Editorial
Publish Date : Sunday, March 15, 2009
By Jeff Stier and Henry I. Miller.  The one thing everyone in Washington seems to agree on these days is that the food and drug administration is in trouble...  Read Full >>

Likely FDA Appointees Will Face Scaremongers
Harmless chemicals depicted as health risks
Type : Press Release
Publish Date : Friday, March 13, 2009
New York, NY -- March 13, 2009.  Scientists and physicians at the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) call for the reform of a broken regulatory system -- one that now tries to appease advocates of junk science who pressure the Food and Drug Administration...  Read Full >>