by David Gumpert | Jul 15, 2006 | Uncategorized |
A number of the individuals who have responded to my most recent BusinessWeek.com column about the FDA’s targeting of cherry farmers provide a wonderful additional dimension to the matter. I strongly suggest you take a look in particular at the comments by...
by David Gumpert | Jul 7, 2006 | Uncategorized |
Last Sunday, the NYTimes’ lead business article devoted more than a page of precious "all the news that’s fit to print" space to trying to prove that high-fructose corn syrup <i>isn’t</i> responsible for...
by David Gumpert | Jun 29, 2006 | Uncategorized |
The response of Dr. Stephen Barrett of Casewatch (quoted in immediately previous segment) didn’t sit well with John King of King Orchards, a 300-acre family cherry farm in Traverse City, MI. Barrett’s advice–essentially, suck it up and don’t...
by David Gumpert | Jun 28, 2006 | Uncategorized |
How wide is the ideological chasm between backers of the existing medical establishment and of complementary health approaches? Still fairly wide, based on some responses to my latest BusinessWeek.com column questioning the FDA’s decision to threaten cherry...
by David Gumpert | Jun 27, 2006 | Uncategorized |
My latest column on BusinessWeek.com reports on how the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come down on small cherry farmers and distributors for claiming that tart cherries can improve your health. I still can’t figure out why the FDA decided...
by David Gumpert | Jun 24, 2006 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been doing a lot of research involving the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the last few weeks, in connection with my upcoming column at BusinessWeek.com next Tuesday. I’ve been struck by a striking similarity between the FDA and the...
by David Gumpert | Jun 19, 2006 | Uncategorized |
I enjoy Father’s Day, receiving nice cards and gifts from my wife and children. What’s not to like? On this Father’s Day, I find myself also thinking about the Boston Prostate Cancer Walk, which is held every year on Father’s Day, and which I...
by David Gumpert | Jun 15, 2006 | Uncategorized |
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit organization, says it has a message for fast food fried chicken chain KFC: "See you in court, Colonel Sanders." CSPI is suing KFC over its use of trans fat in its fried chicken, which it says...
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