This letter by ACSH Nutrition Director Dr. Ruth Kava was published in the October 31, 2004 New York Times Magazine in response to an article by Michael Pollen about American vs. French food fetishes:
Your amusing description of past and present American food phobias didn't go far enough. The present fear of genetically modified crops has fueled support for organically produced foods. One hundred years from now, Americans may view this penchant for supposed purity as strangely as we now view the discredited theories of Fletcher and Kellogg.
This letter by ACSH Nutrition Director Dr. Ruth Kava was published in the October 31, 2004 New York Times Magazine in response to an article by Michael Pollen about American vs. French food fetishes:
Your amusing description of past and present American food phobias didn't go far enough. The present fear of genetically modified crops has fueled support for organically produced foods. One hundred years from now, Americans may view this penchant for supposed purity as strangely as we now view the discredited theories of Fletcher and Kellogg.
Ruth Kava
New York
