Center
for Consumer Freedom Exposed
and Other Opposition Groups
“[The activists'] goal is to change the way people think about food. Once they convince consumers that it is unacceptable to have anything to drink before driving, or to ‘eat meat with a face,' or that caffeine is ‘teenagers' drug of choice,' repressive laws, regulations and taxes are the natural next step.”
—Rick Berman, Center for Consumer Freedom
www.consumerdeception.com The
Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF)
(formerly called the "Guest Choice Network") is
a front
group for the restaurant, alcohol and tobacco
industries. It runs media campaigns which oppose
the efforts of scientists, doctors, health advocates,
environmentalists and groups like Mothers Against
Drunk Driving, calling them "the Nanny Culture --
the growing fraternity of food cops, health care
enforcers, anti-meat activists, and meddling bureaucrats
who 'know what's best for you. For more detailed
information, please visit:
and additional information is available at:
Expose of Richard
Berman of the Center for Consumer Freedom:
“While Berman presents himself as
a defender of consumers against overbearing bureaucrats
and health zealots, he's really defending the interests
of another group: restaurant chains, food and beverage
companies, meat producers, and others who stand
to see profits hampered by government regulations,
or even by increased health awareness on the part
of customers.” http://www.commercialexploitation.com/news/articles/berman.htm
Citizens for Responsibility
and Ethics Blast the Center for Consumer Freedom for
Violations of Tax-Exempt Status
“Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
(CREW) filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue
Service alleging that the Center for Consumer Freedom
has violated its tax exempt status.” http://citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=5
Current Funding for The Center for Consumer Freedom Comes from the Below Companies
(None returned repeated e-mails from the Press Office requesting current status)
- Outback Steak House
- China Mist
- Cameron Mitchell Resturants
- Brinker International
- Excel Fresh Meats
- HMS Host Corporation
- John Soules Food
- Kens Food Inc.
- Michigan Turkey Producers Co-operative
- Not Your Average Joes
- Perdue Farms
- Simmons Foods Inc.
- Tyson Foods Inc.
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