Broccoli Makes You Happy You already know that vegetables are good for your health. But did you know that they are also good for... Ocean Robbins · September 23, 2014 · < 1 min read
Changing Labels Won’t Increase Food Prices As a lobbyist for the food industry, I spent five years fighting proposals that would have raised food prices --... Ocean Robbins · September 6, 2014 · 3 min read
Will Coca-Cola support mandatory GMO labeling? The global food revolution is now affecting the bottom line of Coca-Cola. The company recently announced their second-quarter profits for... Ocean Robbins · August 10, 2014 · 3 min read
Confused by the Oregonian’s GMO Confusion That didn’t take long. In the past few months, New York Times and Consumers Union polls both found over 90%... Ocean Robbins · July 19, 2014 · 3 min read
Whitewashed: How Industry and Government Promote Dairy Junk Foods The United States is in the midst of a public health epidemic due to poor diet. While much of the... Ocean Robbins · June 24, 2014 · 3 min read
VIDEO: The Secrets of Food Marketing Think you aren't being fooled by advertising tricks? Take a look at this so-called expert revealing food marketing's secret weapon. The... Ocean Robbins · June 15, 2014 · < 1 min read
Every State Counts: Support GMO Labeling in Oregon and Colorado The East Coast has been getting most of the attention lately on the state by state effort to label genetically-engineered... Ocean Robbins · June 13, 2014 · 3 min read
One Multinational Grocery Retailer Just Made a Moral Decision to Put Health Before Profits Something revolutionary happened last week and you probably didn't hear about it. Tesco, a multinational grocery retailer -- the second... Ocean Robbins · June 3, 2014 · 3 min read
Look Who’s Spent $100,000,000 To Keep Americans Eating In The Dark The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) sounds friendly enough. The word “grocer” brings to mind wholesome mom-and-pop shops out to feed... Ocean Robbins · May 16, 2014 · 4 min read
Don’t let McDonald’s and Coca-Cola control your menu or your country Let’s face it, we have a toxic food culture. Big companies are trying to contaminate your food with pesticides, hormones,... Ocean Robbins · April 8, 2014 · 3 min read
Big Soda’s Front Group Arrives Early in San Francisco Earlier this month, lawmakers in San Francisco introduced a bill that would tax sugary beverages at two cents per ounce, thereby setting... Ocean Robbins · February 27, 2014 · 4 min read
The Truth About “Natural” Is your “natural” food what Mother Nature intended? Probably not. (more…) Ocean Robbins · February 11, 2014 · < 1 min read