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Panic in the Pantry: Facts and Fallacies about the Food you Buy
1992
Whelen and Stare's anti- health food screed by two food scientists who were funded by the sugar and breakfast cereal industries.
Key Takeaways:
- Polemical critique of the health-food and consumer-protection movements, arguing that many “food scares” are exaggerated.
- Defends mainstream processed foods and additives using a conventional toxicology / risk-assessment framework.
- Notable for its industry ties and for crystallizing the backlash against natural-foods and environmental critiques.
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