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About U.S. Right To Know

U.S. Right to Know is a nonprofit organization that investigates the risks associated with the corporate food system, and the food industry’s practices and influence on public policy. We promote the free market principle of transparency – in the marketplace and in politics – as crucial to building a better, healthier food system.

Junk Food Makers Target Blacks, Latinos and Communities of Color, Increasing Risks From COVID-19

here are many reasons for this. Structural inequalities across U.S. society contribute to this problem, including unequal access to fresh healthy foods, specific targeting of communities of color by manufacturers of junk food, unequal access to health care, more workers in essential jobs who cannot stay home and excess exposure to toxic chemicals and unhealthy air.

By | 2020-06-15T11:46:21-04:00 April 29th, 2020|Diet, Human Rights, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Junk Food Makers Target Blacks, Latinos and Communities of Color, Increasing Risks From COVID-19

White House Has “Monsanto’s Back on Pesticides,” Newly Revealed Document Says

In a report attached to a July 2018 email to Monsanto global strategy official Todd Rands, the strategic intelligence and advisory firm Hakluyt reported to Monsanto the following:

By | 2019-05-09T11:08:27-04:00 May 9th, 2019|Agriculture, Environment, Food, No SF, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on White House Has “Monsanto’s Back on Pesticides,” Newly Revealed Document Says

Study: How Coca-Cola Declared War on the “Public Health Community”

The study is based on documents obtained via state Freedom of Information request by U.S. Right to Know, a consumer and public health group.

By | 2018-03-16T10:37:53-04:00 March 17th, 2018|Diet, Food, Natural Health, News, No SF, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Study: How Coca-Cola Declared War on the “Public Health Community”

Monsanto’s Fingerprints All Over Newsweek’s Hit on Organic Food

The ghostwriting scandal has hardly slowed Miller down; he has continued to spin promotional content for the agrichemical industry from outlets such as Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal, without disclosing to readers his relationship with Monsanto.

By | 2018-02-08T11:59:26-05:00 February 8th, 2018|Agriculture, Food, Natural Health, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Monsanto’s Fingerprints All Over Newsweek’s Hit on Organic Food

Newsweek and USA Today Have Bizarre Standards for Opinion Writers

Why are Newsweek and USA Today so willing to let special interests mislead their readers? Clear standards are needed for disclosing conflicts of interest

By | 2018-02-08T11:59:30-05:00 February 4th, 2018|Environment, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Newsweek and USA Today Have Bizarre Standards for Opinion Writers