This idiotic story is so ironic it makes me laugh. American scientists criticising Vegan parents as unethical. Scientists have consistently used science on behalf of their big-business employers to persuade and coerce parents all over the world into feeding their children with poisonous chemicals. The examples are so numerous that one only has to look at this week’s crop of stories to see a representative sample.
“War Of Words On Cancer Food Scare” This UK story is about a cancer causing food colouring that found its way into lots of supermarkets. Nobody is quite sure how much the recall of the poisoned products will cost the supermarkets. Nobody is discussing the costs to the people who ate the contaminated food. I had a look to see if Sudan Red 1 is banned in the USA, I couldn’t work out its status from the US Food and Drug administration site.
I also saw a story in the Observer magazine which mentioned Triclosan, an antibacterial agent used in many products. “The subject of an Environment Agency investigation, Triclosan is an anti-bacterial or antimicrobial agent which kills all bacteria instantly, even the beneficial ones. Cropping up not only in chopping boards, but in dishcloths and even toothpaste, it is part of the armoury now used by consumers to tackle those dangerous germs we see on adverts for cleaning products. However, alarmingly, it has also been detected in breast milk, and there are concerns that widespread use fosters antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.”
And then of course there’s childhood obesity. A group of scientists at the Social Issues Research Centre have been sending out press releases to the media about a new report which claims that the Obesity Epidemic is not as bad as it seems. I’ve already seen several news stories that appear to be inspired by these press releases. However, if you take a closer look at the SIRC you’ll find they are a gang of scientists for hire and they are working on behalf of several multinational food companies. According to an article on lobbywatch.org SIRC are nothing more than a thinly-disguised Public Relations company who frequently work on behalf of the food, drink and drugs industries.
Of course not all scientists are as cynically immoral as the ones who work directly for big business, but I am certain that far more children have suffered and continue to suffer from the work of scientists than have suffered from the dangers of veganism.
i love being vegan its so good to feel an animal wasnt killed bruitliy just so you could have some yum-yum
I know what you mean. These “reports” are generally funded by businesses. I saw a similar one (not food related) on NBC. It was about lightbulbs saving lots of money. These lightbulbs were to be used by big cities to cut the power consumption when night falls.
Where can can a city find these commercial, energy saving light bulbs? GE.
Who owns NBC? GE. hmmmmmmm?
I am all for going green, but it is always interesting when the news reports something that will benefit its parent company.
Rob