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April 21, 2005
American Diabetes Association Sells Out to Cadbury Schweppes
Today, the American Diabetes Association announced a corrupt new “multi-million dollar alliance” with Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, a major manufacturer of sweetened soft drinks that are implicated in the epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the United States.
“Maybe the American Diabetes Association should rename itself the American Junk Food Association,” said Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert. “What will it do for an encore? Start selling candy bars for M&M/Mars?”
“If Cadbury Schweppes really wanted to reduce the incidence of obesity and diabetes, it would stop advertising its high-sugar products, and remove them from our nation’s schools,” Ruskin said. “This is just another attempt by a major junk food corporation to obfuscate its responsibility in the epidemic of obesity and diabetes in the United States.”
“The American Diabetes Association should return this corrupt contribution to Cadbury Schweppes immediately,” Ruskin said.
More information about the American Diabetes Association-Cadbury Schweppes “alliance” is available at: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050421/dcth002.html?.v=7
Posted by Gary Ruskin at April 21, 2005 12:33 PM
Comments
I agree wholeheartily with your mission yet disagree with your style. Sarcasm and hyperbole just won't be taken seriously and will relegate Commercial Alert to the fringe. There is plenty of data available to support your cause and hurling insults without factual support makes the message seem empty.
Posted by: Patrick Gaynes at April 30, 2005 10:14 PM
