Almost half of a federal government panel that helps develop US nutritional guidelines has significant ties to big agriculture, ultra-processed food companies, pharmaceutical companies and other corporate organizations with a significant stake in the process’s outcome.

The revelation is part of a new report from US Right to Know, a government transparency group that looked for ties to corporate interests among the 20-member panel of food and nutrition experts that makes recommendations for updating the US government’s official dietary guidelines.

It found nine members had ties to Nestlé, Pfizer, Coca-Cola, the National Egg Board and other prominent food lobby groups, among others. The findings raise questions about whether the panel is looking out for Americans’ health or corporate profits, and “erodes confidence in dietary guidelines”, said Gary Ruskin of US Right to Know.

“Millions of Americans’ lives are affected by this report and it’s crucial that the report tell the truth to American people and it’s not degraded into another sales pitch for big food and big pharma,” he said.

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    Pointing out the one purpose of commenting is pedantism? Ok contrarian. And why are you regurgitating my comment? If you had made the effort to read it, your comment wouldn’t have been made, ironically.

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      You need to get the stick out of your ass buddy. Not every comment needs to “add something to the conversation”. People make comments as jokes, like me copying your comment, but you clearly don’t understand jokes.

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        You’re the one who needs to get the stick out of his ass, imagine if 380 upvoters were self centered enough to comment their “funny” jokes, comment section would be unusable. Original comment wasn’t even a joke, just cynicism. Stop being a self centered twat and follow basic etiquette, you’re not that funny