"In our cultural glorification of , we often forget that many of these products are directly contributing to our current public health epidemic. Even more troubling, due to the dairy industry’s deep pockets and political connections, federal authorities are giving these foods a stamp of approval, rather than raising a nutritional red flag."
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Quoted in Michele Simon, "Whitewashed: How Industry and Government Promote Dairy Junk Foods", HuffPost (18 June 2014).
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