5 May, 2016 Nancy Fink Huehnergarth
When Big Agriculture gets into hot water, it rarely apologizes or make amends. Instead, its go-to solution has been to cut off the public’s ability to discover the truth and learn more about the industry’s immoral behavior.
From quashing free speech to lobbying for laws that would allow it to hide what it doesn’t want the public to see, Big Ag has perfected strategies for keeping consumers uninformed and, for covering its unsavory tracks. Here are three recent examples of how industrial agricultural is trying to keep us in the dark:
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About the journalist:
I’m a commentator, journalist and the president of Nancy F. Huehnergarth Consulting, which specializes in nutrition and physical activity advocacy and policy change. For six years, I was the executive director of the New York State Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance (NYSHEPA). Since 2002, I’ve advocated for a variety of measures including healthy school nutrition standards, calorie labeling, sugary drink tax, nutrition standards for kid’s meals, Complete Streets, and the sugary drink warning label. I testified before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on the need for federal nutrition standards for competitive foods sold in schools and have testified before the NYS Legislature as well as numerous local legislatures. I’ve been interviewed on radio, television, in print and online, and have been the topic of magazine and newspaper articles. I’m a regular contributor to numerous publications including Huffington Post, The Hill and Civil Eats
