What We're Reading 9-26-11
MSNBC: 'Corn sugar' is false advertising, FDA warns
Industry attempts image makeover after scientists linked product to health problems
The Food and Drug Administration has cautioned the corn industry over its ongoing use of the term "corn sugar" to describe high fructose corn syrup, asking them to stop using the proposed new name before it has received regulatory approval, The Associated Press has learned.
Contra Costa Times: Bay Area elected officials urge FDA to ban menthol in cigarettes
Bay Area anti-tobacco advocates are lobbying elected officials to urge the federal government to ban the use of menthol in cigarettes and other tobacco products.
NY Times: Setting Boundaries for Internet Privacy
Watchful European privacy regulators are wielding increasing influence beyond the Continent’s borders. Last week, they pressed Google, as they had Apple, to change the way it collected data on cellphone locations worldwide.
But there is one area where even European regulators appear stymied — the tracking of consumer Internet surfing habits by technology companies, advertisers, Internet service providers and Web businesses that focus on consumers on the basis of online behavior.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Class action trial against makers of light cigarettes begins in St. Louis
Lawyers are seeking up to a billion dollars in a class action suit on behalf of Missouri smokers against tobacco giant Philip Morris, accused of claiming light cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes when they weren't.
Adweek: Proponents of New Food Marketing Guidelines Win Senate Victory
Committee votes to shield proposal from House opposition
Proponents of the federal government's proposed new guidelines on marketing food to children scored a symbolic victory Thursday night, as the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to support the guidelines against opposition from the House.
