Comments on: Top 5 food policy gains in 2010 (and what’s lagging behind) http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2011/01/07/top-5-food-policy-gains-in-2010-and-whats-lagging-behind/ Michele Simon has been writing and speaking about food politics and food industry marketing and lobbying tactics since 1996. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Healthy Communities — January 14, 2011 | Building Healthy Communities http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2011/01/07/top-5-food-policy-gains-in-2010-and-whats-lagging-behind/#comment-280 Healthy Communities — January 14, 2011 | Building Healthy Communities Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:16:28 +0000 http://msimon.dsdinteractive.com/?p=260#comment-280 [...] Top 5 Food Policy Gains in 2010 Appetite for Profit, January 7, 2011              Highlights include: new federal legislation to update food safety, child nutrition reauthorization, and San Francisco’s “Happy Meal Ban”. [...]

]]> By: Annie @ PhD in Parenting http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2011/01/07/top-5-food-policy-gains-in-2010-and-whats-lagging-behind/#comment-279 Annie @ PhD in Parenting Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:48:15 +0000 http://msimon.dsdinteractive.com/?p=260#comment-279 Great post. I agree with your gains and the things that still need to be done.

The other important issue that continues to be ignored in Canada and the United States is the aggressive marketing of infant formula and other baby foods as breastmilk substitutes. While both countries tell moms they should exclusively breastfeed for 6 months, they do nothing to stop the predatory marketing practices of companies who are trying to convince them that they are unable to do so.

]]> By: Janet Camp http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2011/01/07/top-5-food-policy-gains-in-2010-and-whats-lagging-behind/#comment-278 Janet Camp Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:58:35 +0000 http://msimon.dsdinteractive.com/?p=260#comment-278 I’m so glad you’re back! Lovely new site as well.

A good list and some inspiration to carry on fighting the mega-lobbies.

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