Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is a front group for the restaurant, alcohol and tobacco industries

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Often, certain anti-vegan/AR people will try to point out certain lies about Peta and AR in general. This is the group that generates most of the lies: Center for Consumer Freedom Exposed and Other Opposition Groups “[The activists'] goal is to change the way people think about food. Once they convince consumers that it is unacceptable to have anything to drink before driving, or to ‘eat meat with a face,' or that caffeine is ‘teenagers' drug of choice,' repressive laws, regulations and taxes are the natural next step.” —Rick Berman, Center for Consumer Freedom www.consumerdeception.com The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) (formerly called the "Guest Choice Network") is a front group for the restaurant, alcohol and tobacco industries. It runs media campaigns which oppose the efforts of scientists, doctors, health advocates,

environmentalists and groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, calling them "the Nanny Culture -- the growing fraternity of food cops, health care enforcers, anti-meat activists, and meddling bureaucrats who 'know what's best for you. For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Center_for_Consumer_Freedom and additional information is available at: http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2001Q1/berman1.html http://www.consumerdeception.com/index.html http://www.prwatch.org/improp/ddam.html ttp://www.commercialexploitation.com/news/articles/berman.htm http://citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=5 Expose of Richard Berman of the Center for Consumer Freedom: “While Berman presents himself as a defender of consumers against overbearing bureaucrats and health zealots, he's really defending the interests of another group: restaurant chains, food and beverage companies, meat producers, and others who stand to see profits hampered by government regulations, or even by increased health awareness on the part of customers.” http://www.commercialexploitation.com/news/articles/berman.htm Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Blast the Center for Consumer Freedom for Violations of Tax-Exempt Status “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service alleging that the Center for Consumer Freedom

has violated its tax exempt status.” http://citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=5 Current Funding for The Center for Consumer Freedom Comes from the Below Companies (None returned repeated e-mails from the Press Office requesting current status): Outback Steak House China Mist Cameron Mitchell Resturants Brinker International Excel Fresh Meats HMS Host Corporation John Soules Food Kens Food Inc. Michigan Turkey Producers Co-operative Not Your Average Joes Perdue Farms Simmons Foods Inc. Tyson Foods Inc.

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