Watching Pollan Watch

January 19th, 2010 admin

A new blog, Pollan Watch , is anonymously written and apparently devoted to criticizing the de facto leader of the sustainable-food movement (or whatever it’s called), Michael Pollan . Unsigned though it is, the blog’s provenance might be guessed. Under “Important Links” are two corporate propaganda sites. One is ” Sweet Surprise ,” the campaign by the corn industry to provide disingenuous information about high-fructose corn syrup . The other is Best Food Facts , a site run by the Center …


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