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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians' Group Responds to Smear Tactics by American Meat Institute and Tobacco/Meat Industry Front Group
August 19th, 2008
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) responds to news releases published recently by the "Center for Consumer Freedom" (CCF), a group funded by the tobacco, meat, and junk food industries, and the American Meat Institute (AMI), a meat-industry organization that promotes consumption of processed meats and other unhealthful products. Both organizations, which are funded by the meat industry, aim to confuse consumers about the genuine health risks posed by processed meats. Those risks are supported by extensive scientific research, including a recent landmark report from two prestigious cancer organizations -- the American Institute for Cancer Research...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-08-19)
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