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Coca-Cola and Del Monte plot to deceive you

Posted on Jun 04, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Food, Government Regulation, Home & Garden

Food and chemical lobbyists meet in Washington, DC, to save BPA, plan PR campaign to include pregnant woman as spokesperson.

The Environmental Working Group calls Coca-Cola and Del Monte on their BS about BPA.

We caught Coca-Cola and Del Monte plotting to deceive you about the dangers of BPA.

Last week food and chemical lobbyists met in Washington, DC to save BPA – they’re desperate to block state and federal efforts to regulate their $6 billion industry.

We were shocked when we read internal meeting minutes that revealed an unethical strategy to keep your family eating and drinking from BPA-laden containers. To get the full story, see our Enviroblog.

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QUESTION: Which of these tactics did BPA industry lobbyists concoct?

1. Employing fear tactics like threatening consumers with limited access to affordable baby food.
2. Using a “pregnant young mother who would be willing to speak around the country about the benefits of BPA” as their ‘holy grail’ spokesperson.
3. Focusing fear tactics on historically exploited populations including “Hispanic and African Amercians and the poor.”
4. “Befriending people that are able to manipulate the legislative process.”
5. All of the above.

ANSWER: (E) All of the above. Ready to fight back? So are we.

Call now to demand no BPA

Coca-Cola: 1-800-GET-COKE, ext. 2
Del Monte: 1-800-543-3090

Sample script:

“Hello, My name is ______________. I’m shocked and disappointed in your unethical approach to business when it comes to BPA – placing profits ahead of my family’s health and using fear tactics to placate consumers about a clearly dangerous chemical. BPA needs to go – NOW. Thank you.”

After you call. . .

1. Tell us about it. Send EWG an email describing the conversation.
2. Get your friends to call. Use our tell-a-friend to ask your friends to call today.
3. Donate to EWG so we can keep these big corporations from profiting off your family’s health.

Thank you for calling. Now the BPA industry lobbyists know that yet another consumer will not stand for their unethical tactics.

In partnership,

Richard Wiles
Executive Director, EWG Action Fund

Link to Environmental Working Group’s website.

Link to EWG’s blog Enviroblog.

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