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THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOUND SCIENCE COALITION (TASSC) [defunct]
"Support comes from companies like Procter & Gamble, Exxon, Dow
Chemical, and Philip Morris."
[http://www.villagevoice.com/ink/goetz.html] (4/23/97)
Milloy's office is in the headquarters of APCO Associates, a
Washington, D.C., PR firm that specializes in creating coalitions like
TASSC. (Village Voice, April 29, 1997, p. 39)
[Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Web site, August 16, 1998] [T]his
"sound science" coalition is supported by hundreds of corporations,
including 3M, Amoco, Chevron, Dow Chemical, Exxon, General Motors,
Occidental Petroleum, Philip Morris, Proctor & Gamble and W.R. Grace.
Its objective is to act as a speakers bureau to deliver the corporate
message that environmental public policy is not currently based on
"sound science," and to counter excessive regulations that are based
on what it considers "junk" science. O'Dywer's PR Services reports
that TASSC is "leading the charge against what it views as the unholy
alliance between environmentalists and the media" (Feb. 1996).
TASSC claimed to have 250 to 300 scientists as active members (Tulsa
World, April 25, 1996).
TASSC was created in 1993 to promote "sound science" in policy
decision making. TASSC is chaired by former New Mexico governor Garrey
Caruthers, and claims a membership of over 400 corporations. In
addition to many corporate representatives, TASSC's extensive advisory
board contains well known "science skeptics" S. Fred Singer, Bruce
Ames, Dr. Patrick Michaels, Michael Sanera, and Hugh Ellsaesser. (EWG)
Steven Milloy, executive director of TASSC, is a self styled "junk
science" critic who previously launched the Junk Science Page through
the Environmental Policy Analysis Network (EPAN), a group he started
in 1996. Milloy is also a lobbyist for the EOP Group, a DC-based
lobbying firm that represents the American Crop Protection
Association, the Chlorine Chemistry Council, Edison Electric
Institute, among others. Under Milloy's personal listing of groups he
represents through the EOP Group in 1996 were Fort Howard Corp., the
International Food Additives Association, and Monsanto. According to
the most recent edition of Washington Representatives, Milloy's client
list has grown to include the National Mining Association, among
others. (EWG)
AIR QUALITY STANDARDS COALITION
[A] coalition of more than 500 businesses and trade groups..." Created
specifically to battle the clean air proposals, the coalition operates
out of the offices of the National Association of Manufacturers, a
Washington-based trade group. Its leadership includes top managers of
petroleum, automotive and utility companies..." (The Washington Post,
6/17/97)
ALLIANCE FOR THE PRUDENT USE OF ANTIBIOTICS
An organization that is "dedicated to promoting proper antibiotic use
and curbing antibiotic resistance worldwide ... by raising public
awareness through education and research projects on proper antibiotic
use and antibiotic resistance." (http://www.healthsci.tufts.edu/apua/)
According to its website, APUA projects are made possible through the
support of private donations, government grants, individual
memberships, and unrestricted grants from the following contributers:
AB Biodisk
AstraZeneca
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
The Clorox Company
GlaxoSmithKline
LIBRA Initiative, Bayer AG, Pharmaceutical Division
Lilly Research Laboratories
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc. and the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical
Research Institute of Johnson & Johnson
Pharmacia Corporation
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals
Roche Pharmaceuticals and Roche Labs
Abbot Laboratories
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alcon Research, Ltd.
Burstein Technologies, Inc.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DSM Anti-Infectives, B.V.
Essential Therapeutics, Inc.
Wyeth-Ayerst Research
(http://www.healthsci.tufts.edu/apua/About_us/corporations.html;
accessed 7/16/02)
APUA formed a coalition with Bristol-Myers Squibb, SmithKline Beecham,
and the infectious diseases services company MRL to create the Global
Advisory on Antibiotic Resistance Data (GAARD) to monitor antibiotic
resistance (Reuters Health, Sept. 18, 2000)
ALLIANCE TO SAVE ENERGY
According to its website, the Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit
coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders.
The Alliance supports energy efficiency as a cost-effective energy
resource under existing market conditions and advocates
energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and
individual consumers, and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions and
their impact on the global climate.
The following is a partial list of Alliance Associates; names in bold
are Founders, Associates that gave $25,000 or more in 2002:
3M Company
ABB
AT&T Foundation
Alliance for the Polyurethane Industry
American Gas Association
Andersen Corporation
Armstrong International
Association of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer
Institutions
Battelle
BC Hydro
BP
Brookhaven National Laboratory
California Energy Commission
Calmac Manufacturing Corporation
CMC Energy Services, Inc.
Cardinal Glass Industries
CertainTeed Corporation
City of Austin/Austin Energy
Conservation Management Corporation
Dewey Ballantine
Edison Electric Institute
Electricity Innovation Institute
E-Mon LP
EPS Capital Corp.
Exelon Corporation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Gemstar Group
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc.
Great Lakes Window
Home Depot
Honeywell
International Copper Association
IBM
Johns Manville
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Knauf Fiber Glass
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lithonia Lighting
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Maytag Corporation
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
National Grid USA
National Insulation Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
Nexant, Inc.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ontario Power Generation
OSRAM SYLVANIA
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Perseus, LLC.
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Sandia National Laboratory
SchlumbergerSema
Sempra Energy
Solar Energy Industries Association
Spirax Sarco
Swagelok
Tennessee Valley Authority
Texas A&M University--Energy Systems Laboratory
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Washington Gas
Whirlpool Corporation
World Wildlife Fund
Xenergy, Inc.
(http://www.ase.org/profess/associates/list.htm; accessed 2/24/03)
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION
In 1997, Athena gave the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association a $100,000
grant to organize a panel to look at the usefulness of Alzheimer's
tests. (Boston Phoenix, April 29 - May 6, 1999)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS (FOUNDATION)
Charges $3,000 ($200 for nonprofits) to endorse an educational
material (judgments made by a panel of 3). (AAFP/Cheryl Denslow,
11/97)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
"Friends of Children Fund" Annual Report, July 1, 1996 - June 30,
1997, indicates $2.085 million in funding from corporations. Donors
include Procter & Gamble, Gerber, Infant Formula Council, McNeil
Consumer Products Company, National Cattlemen's Beef Association,
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Abbott Laboratories,
Wyeth-Lederle Vaccine & Pediatrics, Mead Johnson Nutritionals,
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Schering Corp., Rhone-Poulenc
Rorer, Food Marketing Institute, Sugar Association, International Food
Information Council, Merck Vaccine Division, and others. Also gets
foundation support (RWJ, Pew, etc.).
Formula manufacturers "donate $1 million annually to the American
Academy of Pediatrics in the form of a renewable grant that has
already netted the AAP $8 million. The formula industry also
contributed at least $3 million toward the building costs of the AAP
headquarters." (Mothering magazine, July-August, p.60; refers to a
book Milk, Money and Madness by Naomi Baumslag and Dia L. Michels
(Westport, Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1995, p. 172))
According to a New York Times article, the Ross Products Unit of
Abbott Laboratories, the makers of Similac infant formula, purchased
300,000 copies of the AAP's "New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding" with
Ross' logo and name on them. In addition, "Ross, McNeil and Johnson &
Johnson were the top three corporate supporters of the academy's $65
million operating budget...each giving $500,000 or more." (NY Times,
9/18/02, C1)
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
According to a story in the New York Times, "The American Cancer
Society . . . has endorsed Florida orange juice . . . ." (8/13/97) .
See also World Tonight News With Peter Jennings (8/13/97); The Osgood
File, CBS News (8/13/97). An editorial in the New England Journal of
Medicine stated: "And why should the American Cancer Society endorse
only SmithKline Beecham's antismoking products?" Jerome P. Kassirer &
Marcia Angell (9/4/97, p. 700) See also, Los Angeles Time (8/13/97).
The ACS, however, denies that its actions are endorsements. Rather, it
characterizes such transactions as a license for the "nonexclusive use
of its logo on Florida orange juice and SmithKline Beecham's
antismoking products" in "exchange for monetary grants and other
considerations used for the fight against cancer." (e-mail to CSPI
from William J. Dalton, Chief Counsel, ACS, 5/30/01) The ACS's "Cancer
Facts & Figures - 1998" acknowledges on the front and back cover "a
generous grant" by Glaxo Wellcome drug company. According to
Advertising Age, the ACS was involved in a deal with General Mills to
include information on packages of Wheaties (1/17/00; p. 54).
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (AAPD)
According to its website, "the AAPD Foundation welcomes the support of
corporations who share [the] mission to improve the oral health of
children."
AAPD Foundation Corporate Sponsors
3M ESPE will sponsor the 2003 Continuing Education Course. The topic
for the course is "Restorative Dentistry."
Dentsply will sponsor our Table Clinics at the Annual Session for
$15,000. Established in 1899, Dentsply design, develops, manufactures
and markets a broad range of product for the dental market.
MAM provided a $30,000 grant to support the Good Health Starts Here
campaign. Good Health Start Here education messages also will be
printed on MAM product materials. MAM is the designer and producer of
age-specific baby products such as pacifiers, pacifier keepers,
teethers, bottles and drinking cups.
OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals sponsors our annual OMNII Postdoctoral
Fellowships. OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals is a distributor of
prescription medications in dental offices.
Oral-B Laboratories sponsored the Good Health Starts Here consumer
survey and focus groups, for a total gift of over $103,000. Through
the AAPD Foundation, Oral-B also donated 1 million oral care products,
valued at $3 million, to Women, Infants and Children (WIC). WIC
provides nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy
eating and referrals to health care for low-income women, infants and
children; WIC is administered at the Federal level by USDA's Food and
Nutrition Service (FNS). WIC will deliver these products, including
toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss, into the hands of needy children
in the states of Texas and Pennsylvania. Oral-B Laboratories, a
division of The Gillette Company, is a worldwide leader in both the
manual and power toothbrush markets with products marketed under the
Oral-B and Braun Oral-B names. The Oral-B brand also includes
interdental and specialty oral care products.
Phillips Oral Health, our newest corporate sponsor, has agreed to
support our Annual Session Welcome Reception for $25,000 and the
Keynote Speaker.
Practicon, Inc., our newest corporate partner, sponsors the Pediatric
Dentist of the Year Award with an annual grant of $5,000. Practicon
provides innovative and continuously improved products and services
that help dentists maximize patient care, productivity and enjoyment
in their practices.
Procter & Gamble is a major sponsor for Good Health Starts Here, the
AAPD educational campaign. Procter & Gamble is a manufacturer and
marketer of oral health care products including Crest Toothpaste and
Toothbrushes, Scope, Fixodent and Gleem.
Space Maintainers Laboratory supports our Board of Trustees Luncheons.
Space Maintainers is the largest group of orthodontic/pedodontic
appliance laboratories in world.
Treloar & Heisel sponsored our AAPD Foundation Member Reception at the
Annual Session in Denver, Colo. Treloar & Heisel designs, provides and
services quality insurance plans specifically for professional
associations.
(http://www.aapd.org/foundation/donations/; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA, AND IMMUNOLOGY
"[A]n organization of allergists-immunologists and related health care
professionals dedicated to quality patient care through research,
advocacy and professional and public education." Its site is sponsored
by an educational grant from Dura Pharmaceuticals.
(http://www.allergy.mcg.edu/About.html; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Supporters of the American College of Cardiology gain recognition
through their Industry Alliance Awards program.
Recipients of the 2002 ACCF Industry Alliance Awards include:
Diamond Heart Award ($750,000 and above)
Pfizer
Platinum Heart Award ($500,000 - $749,999)
AstraZeneca
Merck
Gold Heart Award ($250,000 - $499,999)
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company/Medical Imaging
GlaxoSmithKline
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Silver Heart Award ($100,000 - $249,999)
Boston Scientific Corporation
Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership
Genentech, Inc.
Medtronic, Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Philips Medical Systems, Inc.
Bronze Heart Award ($10,000 - $99,999)
Abbott Laboratories
Acuson, A Siemens Company
Amersham Health
Biosound Esaote, Inc.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
Centocor, Inc.
Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company
Datascope Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company
Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.
GE Medical Systems
Guidant Corporation
JOMED
Kos Pharmaceuticals
Mallinckrodt Inc.
Monarch Pharmaceuticals
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pharmacia Corporation
Scios Inc.
Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Specialty Laboratories
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
The Queens Medical Center, Heart Institute
Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc.
3M Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth
(http://www.acc.org/about/CorporateSupportCatalog2003.pdf; accessed
2/24/03)
"Pfizer was the leading sponsor [at the 2001 meeting in Orlando, FL],
forking over $822,000 for the meeting." (WSJ, 6/15/01, B1)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
"Received $548,000 from two of the four major formula makers in 1993."
(Mothering magazine, July-August 2000, p.60)
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE (ACSM)
According to its website, the ACSM promotes and integrates scientific
research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and
exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance,
fitness, health, and quality of life. 2002 ACSM partners include
Gatorade, the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Pfizer, Pharmacia,
Reebok, Aircast, Ajinomoto (Amino Vital), Performance
Health/Biofreeze, California Dried Plum Board, Chiron Corporation, EAS
(Experimental & Applied Sciences), HealtheTech, LifeFitness, Mars,
Incorporated, Merck, Medtronic Physio-Control, National Dairy Council,
New Lifestyles, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Pharmanex, Procter & Gamble, Shape
Magazine, Theraband, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
(http://www.acsm.org/partnerships/partner_spotlight.htm; accessed
2/24/03)
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR CAPITAL FORMATION
Based in Washington, D.C., the Council's mission is to "help redefine
and restructure U.S. tax, trade, and environmental policies so that
this country can increase its pace of economic growth."
(http://www.accf.org/Mission.htm; accessed 10/11/01)
The Council's Center for Policy Research received $80,000 from
ExxonMobil. (http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html;
accessed 6/27/01)
Board of Trustees
Maxine C. Champion, President, Champion Strategies; Paul R. Huard,
Executive Vice President of Finance and Management, National
Association of Manufacturers; Larry W. Pollock, Vice President and
Director of Taxes, Weyerhaeuser. (http://www.accf.org/Mission.htm;
accessed 6/29/01)
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR FITNESS AND NUTRITION (ACFN)
According to its website, the ACFN is an organization that advocates
comprehensive, long-term strategies and constructive public policies
for improving the health and wellness of all Americans, particularly
youth, by promoting science- and behavior-based solutions focused on
the critical balance between fitness and nutrition.
Members of the ACFN include:
American Advertising Federation
American Association of Advertising Agencies
American Bakers Association
American Frozen Food Institute
American Meat Institute
American Wholesale Marketers Association
Association of Fund-Raising Distributors and Suppliers
Association of National Advertisers
Biscuit & Cracker Manufacturers Association
Chocolate Manufacturers Association
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Del Monte Foods
Food Marketing Institute
General Mills, Inc.
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Hershey Foods Corporation
H.J. Heinz Company
Independent Bakers Association
International Bottled Water Association
International Dairy Foods Association
Kellogg Company
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Masterfoods USA
McDonald's Corporation
National Automatic Merchants Association
National Confectioners Association
National Council of Chain Restaurants
National Grocers Association
National Restaurant Association
National Soft Drink Association
Nestle USA, Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Company
PepsiCo, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
Snack Food Association
Sugar Association
The Coca-Cola Company
The Procter & Gamble Company
The Quaker Oats Company
(http://www.acfn.org/about/members.html; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH
The following groups have contributed to ACSH in the past according to
ACSH's 1991 annual report. ACSH stopped disclosing corporate donors in
the early 1990s.
$25,000 and above
American Cyanamid Company
Anheuser-Busch Foundation
General Electric Foundation
Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
ICI Agricultural Products, Inc.
ISK Biotech Corporation
Kraft, Inc.
Monsanto Fund
The NutraSweet Company
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Sarah Scalfe Foundation Incorporated
The Starr Foundation
$15,000 to $24,000
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Carnation Company
Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Ethyl Corporation
Exxon Corporation
General Mills, Inc.
Heublein Inc.
Hiram Walker-Allied Vintners
Johnson & Johnson
Kellogg Company
The Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc.
Malysian Palm Oil Promotion Council
National Starch and Chemical Foundation, Inc.
PepsiCo Foundation Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation
$10,000 to $14,999
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
The Bristol-Myers Squibble Foundation, Inc
Chevron Corporation
Dow Chemical U.S.A
E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company
FMC Foundation
The Gerber Companies Foundation
Hershey Foods Corporation Fund
Thomas J. Lipton Foundation, Inc
National Agricultural Chemicals Association
National Soft Drink Association
The Procter & Gamble Fund
Rohm & Haas Company
Joseph R. Seagram &Sons, Inc
Searle Charitable Trust
Shell Oil Company Foundation
Sterling Winthrop Inc
The Sugar Association, Inc.
Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.
$5,000 to $9,999
Alcoa Foundation
Allied-Signal Foundation Inc.
Amax Foundation, Inc.
The Becton Dickinson Foundation
Campbell Soup Fund
Cargrill Fertilizer Division
The Coca-Cola Company
Cooper Industries Foundation
Supporting Member
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
Ford Motor Company Fund
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Heinz U.S.A
IMC Fertilizer, Inc.
KPMG Peat Marwick
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Mobil Foundation
National Live Stock & Meat Board
Olin Corporation Charitable Trust
PPG Industries Foundation
Pepsi-Cola Company
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Simpson Fund
The Stare Fund
Sun Company, Inc.
USX Foundation Inc.
The Warner-Lambert Foundation
$1,000 to $4,999
Ag Processing Inc.
Alliance of American Insurers
American Egg Board
American Petroleum Institute
ASARCO Incorporated
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
Banbury Fund, Inc.
Boardroom Reports, Inc.
Borden Foundation Inc.
Bristol-Myers Company U.S Nutritional Group
The Burroughs Wellcome Co.
Chiquita Brands, Inc.
Coca-Cola Foods
Coltec Charitable Foundation, Inc
Connair Inc.
CPC International, Inc.
Crompton & Knowles Corporation
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
The Dover Fund
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
GenCorp Foundation Inc.
Hammond Lead Products, Inc.
The Hartford Insurance Group
Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
Geo. A. Hormel & Co.
Gulf States Paper Corporation
Indianapolis Power & Light Company
International Flavors & Fragrances Foundation, Inc.
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group / Boston
M & M Mars
Midwest Grain Products, Inc.
The Millipore Foundation
Mobay Corporation
Morton International, Inc.
The Nalco Foundation
National Cattlemen's Association
National Pork Producers Council
Nestle, S.A.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Phillips Petroleum Foundation, Inc.
Reilly Industries, Inc.
Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company
Rockwell International
Sandoz Corporation
Sandoz Crop Protection Corporation
Shell International Petroleum Maatachappij B.V.
SmithKline Beckman Foundation
The Stouffer Corporation Fund
Syntex Corporation
United States Sugar Corporation Charitable Trust
The Upjohn Company
Whirlpool Foundation
Wine Institute
Witco Corporation
$250 to $999
Blackhawk Warehousing & Leasing Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Limited, Inc.
Continental Baking Company
GPU Nuclear Corporation
International Pesticide Applicators Association, Inc.
Just Born Incorporated
Master Chemical Corporation
Northeast Utilities Service Company
Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Washington Hop Commission
ACSH EXECUTIVE STAFF
Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H. President
ACSH BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fredric M. Steinberg, M.D.
Chairman of the Board, ACSH
Hertfordshire, England
Terry L. Anderson, Ph.D., M.S.
Political Economy Research Center
Elissa P. Benedek, M.D.
University of Michigan
Norman E. Borlaug, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Michael B. Bracken, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Yale University School of Medicine
Christine M. Bruhn, Ph.D.
University of California
Taiwo K. Danmola, C.P.A.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Thomas R. DeGregori, Ph.D.
University of Houston
Henry I. Miller, M.D.
Hoover Institution
Moghissi, A. Alan, Ph.D.
Institute for Regulatory Science
John H. Moore Ph.D., M.B.A.
Grove City College
Albert G. Nickel
Lyons Lavey Nickel Swift, Inc.
Kenneth M. Prager, M.D.
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Fredrick J. Stare, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
Stephen S. Sternberg, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mark C. Taylor, M.D.
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada
Lorraine Thelian
Ketchum Public Relations
Kimberly M. Thompson, Sc.D.
Harvard School of Public Health
Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
American Council on Science and Health
Robert J. White, M.D., Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
ACSH ADVISORY BOARD
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
American Dental Association has endorsed Crest toothpaste and at least
1,300 other products. (NYT, 8/13/97)
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
"The nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes
research, information and advocacy. The mission of the organization is
to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people
affected by diabetes. To fulfill this mission, the American Diabetes
Association funds research, publishes scientific findings, provides
information and other services to people with diabetes, their
families, health care professionals and the public."
(http://www.diabetes.org/main/application/commercewf; accessed
10/02/02) The following is a list of corporate contributors in 2002:
Contributors of $750,000:
Abbott Laboratories
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
BD Consumer Healthcare
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Eli Lilly and Company
GlaxoSmithKline
Lifescan, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company
Medtronic MiniMed
Merck & Co., Inc.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Inc
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.
Benning Corporate Sponsors:
Abbott Laboratories, Inc., MediSense Products
Bayer Corporation
Kraft Foods
Roche Diagnostics Corporation
Platinum Sponsors:
Abbott Laboratories, Ross Product Division (Glucerna)
AstraZeneca
Dermik Laboratories, Inc.
J.M. Smucker Company
Merisant U.S., Inc. (Equal Sweetener)
Olivio Premium Products
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
TheraSense, Inc.
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Diamond Sponsors:
Archway Cookies, LLC
Coolbrands International, Inc. (Eskimo Pie)
CVS/pharmacy
Ebony Magazine
Equidyne Systems, Inc.
General Mills, Inc. (Fiber One)
Good Neighbor Pharmacy
Health Care Products
Health Magazine
Hermundslie Foundation
KOS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MBNA
Murray Sugar Free Cookies
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Orhto-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
People Weekly Magazine
Rite Aid Pharmacy
Roche Pharmaceuticals
Roundy's Inc.
Schering Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.
Specialty Brands of America (Cary's Sugar Free Cookies)
The Procter & Gamble Company
Voortman Cookies Limited
Yahoo!
(http://www.diabetes.org/annualreport/annualreport2000/default.asp;
accessed 9/30/02)
AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION
A public policy workshop held in March 2001 was sponsored by American
Soy Products, California Dried Plum Board, Egg Nutrition Center, Food
Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Kashi, National
Soft Drink Association, Sodexho, and Marriott Services. (ADA Courier,
5/01)
The American Dietetic Association has received funding from numerous
companies and receives underwriting for "fact sheets" on topics
related to the companies' products. Major ($100,000+) donors include:
Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Weight Watchers International, Campbell Soup,
National Dairy Council, Nestlé USA, Ross Products Division of Abbott
Labs., Sandoz, Coca-Cola, Florida Department of Citrus, General Mills,
Monsanto, Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, Uncle Ben's, Wyeth-Ayerst Labs.
(Nov-Dec 1996 ADA Courier)
ADA and DuPont have an agreement that enables ADA to place nutrition
information on the web site http://www.webmd.com/. Dupont is an
investor in WebMD. (ADA Press Release, 10/16/00)
Co-produced, with funding from the ConAgra Foundation, a packet of
information on food safety titled "Home Food Safety: It's in Your
Hands." (Funding disclosed on packet on file at CSPI, Nov. 1999)
Published a "Biotechnology Resource Kit," which was funded by the
Council for Biotechnology Information." (ADA "Dear Member" letter;
2000)
[See entry for Council for Biotechnology Information]
The American Dietetic Association has announced that it will be
seeking to endorse food products (Nov.-Dec. 1997 ADA Courier).
ADA and American Pharmaceutical Association (pharmacists) announced a
joint consumer-education program on supplements; it is funded by
Monsanto Life Sciences Company (press release, 11/8/99).
In fiscal year 2000, the following companies contributed $10,000 or
more: BASF Corp., Bristol Myers/Squibb, California Avocado Company,
The Catfish Institute, ConAgra Foods, DMI Management, EcoLab, Galaxy
Nutritional Foods, Gerber Products Company, Kellogg, Knoll
Pharmaceuticals, Lipton, Mars, Inc., Mead Johnson Nutritionals, McNeil
Consumer Products Company, Monsanto, National Cattlemen's Beef
Association, National Dairy Council, National Fisheries Institute,
National Pasta Association, The Peanut Institute, Potato Board,
Procter & Gamble, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Ross Products Division,
Abbott Laboratories, Viactiv, Worthington Foods. (ADA/ADAF 2000 Annual
Report, http://www.eatright.org/; November 11, 2000)
The following companies and organizations sponsored information
sessions at the ADA's 2002 Food and Nutrition Conference, held in
Philadelphia, PA:
Almond Board of California
American Egg Board/Egg Nutrition Center
Aramark
ADM Kao LLC
Balance Bar Company
ConAgra Foods
DuPont Protein Technologies
General Mills
Gatorade Company
Gerber Products Company
H.J. Heinz
Hormel
Internationl Food Information Council
International Life Sciences Institute
Mars, Inc.
McNeil Nutritionals
MET-Rx
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Dairy Council
Pharmavite
Procter and Gamble
Quaker Oats
Ross Product Division
Sodexho Health Care Services
Sysco Corporation
United Soybean Board
United States Potato Board
Wheat Foods Council
(http://www.eatright.org/fnce/sponsors02.html; accessed 2/24/03)
In 2002, the ADA entered into a partnership with Gerber Products
Company to form the Start Healthy Nutrition Advisory Panel. The panel
includes both experts from Gerber and ADA.
(http://www.eatright.com/pr/2002/102102.html; accessed 2/24/03)
AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
AHF's board of directors has included R.H. Adamson from the National
Soft Drink Association and executives of Pepsi-Cola and Procter &
Gamble. (AHF stationery, 1999)
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
American Heart Association was paid $450,000 by the Florida grapefruit
growers for exclusive grapefruit use of the association's
heart-healthy endorsement. (Phila. Inquirer, 5/7/97)
American Heart Association has received $1.1 million (and an annual
renewal potential of about $300,000) from food manufacturers as
license fees to use the "heart check mark." (Philadelphia Inquirer,
5/7/97)
AHA charges $2,500 (plus a yearly renewal charge of $650) for a
company to put the association's heart-check symbol on a package.
Florida Dept. of Citrus paid $450,000 for exclusive promotion and
advertising contract from 1994 until early 1997. The National
Cattlemen's Beef Association paid $25,000 for its arrangement with the
AHA to promote lean cuts of beef. For an agreement with ConAgra in
1992-93, the AHA received $3,500,000 for a TV program on nutrition.
For companies that want an exclusive agreement with the AHA like that
of the Florida citrus growers, the cost is $55,000 a quarter or
$200,000 a year. Without exclusivity the cost is $25,000 a quarter or
$90,000 a year. (New York Times, 10/22/97)
National Livestock and Meat Board gave $189,000 to the AHA to sponsor
the HeartRide cycling series. AHA says the program will help ensure
that people don't think that AHA recommends abstaining from meat. (IEG
Sponsorship Report)
Merck is spending $400,000 to finance an AHA program teaching 40,000
doctors to treat cholesterol according to guidelines. (Wall Street
Journal, 6/14/98)
American Heart Association has endorsed only Bayer aspirin. (NEJM
9/4/97, p. 700) According to Kramer Laboratories, Inc. (Miami),
"Bayer, as we understand it, contributes over $500,000 a year to the
American Heart Association." (Letter to AHA, 9/23/96) Web site is
sponsored by Pfizer, Campbell, ConAgra (Healthy Choice), and Hoechst
(Tufts Nutrition Navigator web site).
AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDATION
Received about $2.5 million over the past five years from
Schering-Plough Corp., maker of a drug to treat hepatitis C virus.
(Washington Post, 9/12/00, p.1)
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
AMA planed a campaign to remind doctors of ethical guidelines limiting
their acceptance of gifts from pharmaceutical companies. The campaign
was to be sponsored by Eli Lilly Corporation. (USA Today, 4/27/01,
"Drugmakers bankroll ethics guidelines on 'freebies'")
According to a New York Times story, the AMA made a deal with Sunbeam
to endorse the company's health products in return for royalties.
Publicity scotched the deal in 1997. Sunbeam is suing the AMA for
breach of contract. (NYT, 8/13/97 and subsequent weeks)
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that in early 1996 Procter &
Gamble/olestra, through its PR agency, gave the AMA a check for
$800,000 in partial support of an AMA fitness program; the check came
after the AMA issued a statement endorsing the FDA's approval of
olestra. (AMA press release, Jan. 1996; Chicago Sun-Times, 11/26/97,
p. 70)
AMERICAN MEDICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
Cosponsors the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers website
(see NAMM site; reported in AMWA website, December 18, 1997).
"AMWA's Advanced Curriculum on Women's Health Part I and Part II were
sponsored by educational grants from The Upjohn Company, which were
instrumental in developing the curriculum, and by contributions from
Aetna Health Plans, Astra/Merck, Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company, Marion
Merrell Dow, Mead Johnson Division, Trylon Corporation, and Zeneca
Pharmaceuticals. Contributions are being solicited for the 1998
program." (http://www.amwa.org/, December 18, 1997)
The Education Project on Coronary Heart Disease in Women is funded by
an unrestricted educational grant from Dupont Radiopharmaceuticals.
The nutritional module is funded by an unrestricted educational grant
from the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers.
(http://www.amwa.org/, December 18, 1997)
Product Acceptance Program since ~1985, including Nature Made vitamins
(multi, Ca, E), according to Modern Healthcare; nonexclusive
arrangement, $25,000 fee to review product to see if it enhances
women's health, and can say "AMWA Accepted" (2/2/98)
AMWA Corporate Sponsors
Benefactor Janssen Pharmaceutica, LP
Patrons P & G Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer Inc
Sustaining Members Bayer Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division
Greenberg News Networks
Sanofi-Synthelabo
Wyeth-Ayerst Research
Supporting Members Abelson-Taylor, Inc
Complete Healthcare Communications, Inc.
Covance Periapproval Services Inc.
Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
MedFocus Clinical Research Consulting Opportunities
Merck Manuals Group
Pharmaceutical Careers, Inc.
PlaceMart Personnel Service
RPS, Inc
Trilogy Consulting, a Division of InfoTech Services Inc.
(http://www.amwa.org/about/sponsors.html; November 20, 2000)
AMERICAN OBESITY ASSOCIATION
According to the Wall Street Journal, this organization, formed in
April, 1995, is "a lay advocacy group representing the interest of the
70 to 80 million obese American women and children and adults
afflicted with the disease of obesity." It has one member. "Dr.
Atkinson says the group receives most of its funding several hundred
thousand dollars in all from the pharmaceuticals industry, including
Interneuron, American Home Products, Roche Laboratories, Knoll
Pharmaceuticals Ltd., and Servier all of which market or develop
diet pills." (Wall Street Journal, 2/9/98, B1)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (APA)
A medical specialty society that works to ensure humane care and
effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including
mental retardation and substance-related disorders. Members of the
2001 Corporate Advisory Council include:
Grand Patron ($20,000)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eli Lilly and Company
Pfizer, Inc.
Patron ($15,000)
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
Janssen Pharmaceutica
Sustaining Member ($10,000)
Abbott Laboratories
Forest Pharmaceuticals
GlaxoSmithKline
Sponsor ($5,000)
Alza Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
(http://www.psych.org/foundation/cacmemberlist.cfm; accessed 9/18/02)
According to a Washington Post article on the role of industry in
medical meetings, "in several dozen symposiums during the weeklong
[American Psychiatric Association] meeting, companies paid the APA
about $50,000 per session to control which scientists and papers were
presented and to help shape the presentations." (Washington Post,
5/26/02, p. A10) The 2002 Annual meeting had a total of 42
industry-sponsored symposiums sponsored by the following companies:
Abbott Laboratories
AstraZeneca
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cephalon
Cyberonics, Inc.
Eisai, Inc.
Eli Lilly and Company
Forest Laboratories
GlaxoSmithKline
Janssen Pharmaceutica
Organnon, Inc.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Pfizer
Shire U.S.
Sepracor
Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Somerset Pharmaceuticals
Novartis
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.psych.org/sched_events/ann_mtg_02/programbook.cfm;
accessed 9/18/02)
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
Has received a $25,000 grant from Colgate-Palmolive (Nation's Health,
1/99, p.7)
Has received a $1 million grant over five years from Colgate-Palmolive
to help APHA's public-education effort. (Nation's Health, April, 1999,
p. 1)
AMERICAN RED CROSS
The American Red Cross received $100,000 for the the Chlorine
Chemistry Council to launch the Water Relief Network on 6/21/96. The
network provides the American Red Cross access to a variety of
products that can be used in global disaster relief efforts.
(http://c3.org/about_ccc/partnerships.html 6/5/01)
According to the New York Times, this organization has a policy
against endorsing commercial products, but for two years it endorsed
Laerdahl Medical Corporation's (a Norwegian company) CPR mannequins.
(NYT, 1/26/97, by Glenn Collins)
AMERICAN SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATION
The ASFSA's School Food Service Foundation has been funded by the food
industry. Procter and Gamble, ConAgra, California Prune Board,
National Dairy Council have provided funding. (1996 Annual Report)
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
"[The] Corporate Member Council represents a partnership of the ASRM
Officers and Directors and the Corporate Members. It is designed to
facilitate open and ongoing dialogue between the two. Its purpose is
to identify and maximize common interests related to reproductive
medicine and develop collaborative educational initiatives which serve
to enhance the practice of reproductive medicine." The cost to become
a corporate member is $3,000 annually. Members include:
Abbott Laboratories
Berlex Laboratories, Inc.
Cook Ob/Gyn
CooperSurgical
Eli Lilly and Company
Elsevier Science, Inc.
Endeavor Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Gynecare (a Division of Ethicon, Inc.)
IntegraMed
Ivpcare
Organon, Inc.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
Pfizer Women's Healthcare
Pharmacia Corporation
SAGE BioPharma, Inc.
Serono, Inc.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stone Ridge Partners, Inc.
TAP, Inc.
Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.asrm.org/Professionals/Membership/corporate.html; accessed
7/16/02)
AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATION
According to the Washington Monthly, "the Boots company, which
manufactures a thyroid product, has at various times provided 60
percent of the funding for the American Thyroid Association."
(Washington Monthly, May 2000, p. 36)
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICINE ASSOCIATION
A September 15, 1997, AVMA statement said:
"Bayer Animal Health and Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc have pledged major
financial commitments to the AVMA over the next few years. AVMA
president (1996-1997), Dr. Mary Beth Leininger told attendees.
'Tonight, two great companies Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc and Bayer
Animal Health are joining with me in making the first public
announcement of an unprecedented level of corporate support for our
profession and our Association....Each of the companies has generously
pledged to provide the profession and AVMA with ground breaking
support over the next three to five years. This historic action on the
part of Hill's and Bayer will take the form of direct financial
support of AVMA-sponsored programs and projects and the allocation of
their corporate resources to greatly enhance these efforts. With
tonight's announcement, Hill's and Bayer have gone beyond simple
sponsorship. These two companies are showing through this historic and
unique commitment an understanding and belief in the important
interrelationship between our profession and the entire animal health
care industry that we have not seen before.'"
[Robert Wheeler, chairman and CEO of Hill's:] "Today I take great
pleasure in announcing that Hill's will fund AVMA at a level of $1
million over three years. These funds will support the AVMA convention
and a myriad of other meetings in disaster relief, animal welfare,
educational symposia, and veterinary practice management."
[John Payne of Bayer said:] "That's why I am proud to announce a
long-range, five-year financial commitment to the AVMA."
"Dr. Leininger summed it up. 'This is a landmark day for all of us,
thanks to Bayer and Hill's.'"
(http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/sep97/s091597d.htm, October 26,
2000)
ANNAPOLIS CENTER
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization to "promote responsible
environmental, health and safety decision-making."
(http://www.annapoliscenter.org, 10/31/00)
Board of Directors:
Vice Admiral Harold M. Koenig (Ret.), Chairman, former Surgeon
General, U.S. Navy
Harrison H. Schmitt, Ph.D., Chairman Emeritus, former U.S. Senator,
former Apollo Astronaut
S. John Byington, former Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission
William E. Cooper, Ph.D., Dept. of Zoology, Michigan State University
Lois S. Gold, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
George Gray, Ph.D., Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School
of Public Health
John Griffin, former Secretary, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
Robert L. Hirsch, Ph.D., Advanced Power Technologies, Inc.
Nancy Kerkvliet, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Claire M. Lathers, Ph.D., F.C.P., Chief Scientific Officer, Barr Lab.,
Inc.
Ford Rowan, former PBS and NBC reporter, Rowan & Blewitt
Bradley Smith, Ph.D., Dean, Huxley College
Jack W. Snyder, M.D., Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
George Wolff, Ph.D., Principle Scientist, General Motors Corp., former
chair, EPA Clean Air Science
The institute's Mr. Richard Seibert declined to tell CSPI (G. Barron)
who its funders are (Oct. 2000).
According to a Wall Street Journal article, 80% of the funding for the
Center comes from the National Association of Manufacturers. (Wall
Street Journal, 1/16/97)
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
Arthritis Foundation licensed its name to McNeil Consumer Products for
aspirin, acetominophen, and ibuprofen-containing products. A coalition
of Minnesota and 18 other state attorneys general won a $2 million
settlement from McNeil in 1996. (Press release from attorney general,
10/16/96)
According to an Associated Press story, "the [Arthritis Foundation had
agreed to the use of its logo in the ads in exchange for $350,000 in
contributions by Rexall [Sundown] to an arthritis education campaign.
But the ads, which claim Osteo Bi-Flex helps repair and rebuild
cartilage, began appearing in national magazines in May without review
by the foundation." (AP, 6/6/99)
"Web site sponsors. The Arthritis Foundation is pleased to recognize
the following companies and organizations, each of which, during 2000,
contributed $100,000 or more to support our mission:" Amgen, Aventis,
Bioglan Pharma, CauseLink.com, Centocor, Cypress BioScience,
HealthSouth Corporation, Hot Spring Spas, Merck & Co. Inc., Pfizer's
Warner-Lambert Consumer Group, The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, Rexall
Sundown, Royal Appliance Manufacturing Company, Searle, Weider
Nutrition International, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
"Other sponsors of Arthritis Foundation....Bayer Consumer Care,
Boehringer Ingleheim, Cal Spas, DJ Orthopedics, Garden Pals, Inc.,
Grabber Performance Group, Mature Smart, Max & Erma's, McNeil Consumer
Healthcare, Ochsner Clinic, OrthoLogic, Pactiv Corporation, Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals, Pilot Pen Corporation, Renaissance Man, Inc.,
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, Webster Industries, Whitehall
Robins"
(http://www.arthritis.org/resources/sponsors/default.asp, 9/11/00)
ASSOCIATION OF BLACK CARDIOLOGISTS
The New York Times reports that this organization ". . . receives
substantial support from drug companies, according to a study
published last week by Public Citizen. . ." (New York Times, 6/28/00)
According to PC's report ("Citizens for Better Medicare"), that
support included a 3/2000 $2.2 million grant from the Bristol-Myers
Squibb Foundation. Astra Merck gave $503,000. Parke-Davis $767,000,
SmithKline Beecham $465,000, DuPont Merck & Co. $482,000, etc. 80.6%
of its $4.9 million funding in 1996-97 came from the drug industry.
ASTHMA AND ALLERGY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
An organization that is "dedicated to improving the quality of life
for people with asthma and allergies through education, advocacy, and
research." (http://www.aafa.org/; accessed 7/16/02) 72% of their
revenue for FY 2000 came from "Corporate and Other" sources, including
the following donations:
$300,000-$499,999
Aventis Pharmaceuticals
$200,000-$299,999
Merck & Co., Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Company
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
$100,000-$199,999
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.
Electrolux L.L.C.
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
$25,000-$49,999
Sepracor, Inc.
$10,000-$24,999
Immunex Corporation
$5,000-$9,999
Aventis Pasteur
Kaiser Permanente
Tanaka & Company
(Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 2000 Annual Report, on file
at CSPI and online at
http://www.aafa.org/public/pdfs/aafa_annual_01.pdf)
BELL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION
This Minneapolis-based institute is part of General Mills.
(http://www.tbhonline.com/cns/9907/990711whole_grain.htm)
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LOW LEVEL EXPOSURES (BELLE)
Biological Effects of Low Level Exposures (BELLE) is an organization
of "scientists representing federal agencies, the International
Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, the private sector,
and academia...develop[ing] a strategy to encourage the assessment of
the biological effects of low level exposures to chemical agents and
radioactivity." (http://www.belleonline.com/; accessed 9/24/02)
Sponsors and Supporters of their Non-Linearity Conference include:
AWWA Research Foundation
CRC Press
Dow Corning
Exxon Mobil
Honeywell
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Pfizer
Philip Morris, Inc.
Rhom and Haas Co.
R.J. Reynolds
Texaco
Science Advisory Committee Members include:
James S. Bus, Ph.D. - Dow Chemical Company
Ralph Cook, M.D. - Dow Corning Corporation
David J. Doolittle, Ph.D. - R.J. Reynolds
Max Eisenberg, Ph.D. - Center for Indoor Air Research
William F. Greenlee, Ph.D. - CIIT, Centers for Health Research
A. Wallace Hayes, Ph.D. - Gillette Company
Roger McClellan, D.V.M. - Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
Donald E. Stevenson, Ph.D. - Dermigen, Inc.
(http://www.belleonline.com/sponsorsAndSupporters.html; accessed
9/24/02)
BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
Mission: To engage, excite and educate as many people as possible,
especially young people, about biotechnology and its immense potential
for solving human health and environmental problems. (Biotechnolgoy
Institute fact sheet, received 5/01)
Funding Organizations
Amgen
Aventis
BIO
Council of Biotech. Information
Ernst & Young
Fisher Scientific
Genencor International
MdBIO
Monsnato Fund
Pa. Biotechnology Fund
Novartis Foundation
Pfizer, Inc.
Bayer Biotechnology
Centocor
Merck
Novartis Corporation
InterMune
Onyx Pharmaceuticals
CV Therapeutics
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
According to the Progressive Magazine, this event ". . .happens to be
sponsored by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), one of the world's
largest manufacturers of organochlorines. ICI has approved or vetoed
every poster, pamphlet, and advertisement used for Breast Cancer
Awareness Month from the beginning. And BCAM literature has never
mentioned the link [sic] link between breast cancer and
organochlorines..." (Molly Ivins, Progressive, January, 1998, p. 46)
CANADIAN FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL
"Who are CFIC's Members? Bestfoods Canada Inc., Coca-Cola Ltd., Effem
Inc., General Mills Canada Inc., H. J. Heinz Co. of Canada Ltd.,
Kellogg Canada Inc., Kingsmill Foods Company Ltd., Kraft Canada Inc.,
Monsanto Canada Inc., Nestlé Canada Inc., Procter & Gamble Inc., The
Quaker Oats Co. of Canada Ltd., Unilever Canada Ltd.
"Who are CFIC's Patrons? Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors,
Canadian Soft Drink Association." (http://www.cfic.ca/; 9/12/00)
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
Heinz is providing CRFA with $60,000 over two years for research in
nutrition research; also Heinz featured CRFA in full-page newspaper
ads in 1/99 (Winter 1999 CRFA newsletter)
CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY
Clarence Ditlow, director of CAS, is (unpaid) on the board of
directors of the insurance-industry-funded Certified Automotive Parts
Association. In 1998, State Farm and Allstate provided $70,000, or 9%
of CAS's budget. (Wash. Post, 3/18/99)
CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY
A research center at The George Washington University's School of
Public Health and Health Services in Washington, DC. It focuses on
research surrounding "the monumental shift in the nation's health care
system to managed care and its impact on underserved and vulnerable
populations." The center receives funding from:
Abbott Laboratories
Agouron Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Dupont Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
HMA, Inc.
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Co.
(http://www.gwhealthpolicy.org/about.htm; accessed 4/4/2002)
CENTER FOR INDOOR AIR RESEARCH
According to the minutes of a meeting of the Tobacco Institute's
Executive Committee, the Center for Indoor Air Research was initially
formed and funded by Lorillard, Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to
"sponsor and foster research in indoor air issues with emphasis on
environmental tobacco smoke."
(http://www.tobaccofreedom.org/issues/documents/ets/cia_center/;
accessed 5/15/02)
CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM
Founded by Rick Berman in 1995 (as Guest Choice Network), the Center
for Consumer Freedom represents "a coalition of restaurant operators
and concerned individuals working together to defend your right to a
full and varied menu of dining options."
(http://www.consumerfreedom.com/main_faq.cfm; accessed 7/10/02). The
group was initiated by a $600,000 and later, an additional $300,000
grant from Philip Morris. Members of its 1998 advisory panel included:
Dave Albright, National Steak and Poultry
Jane Innes, Perkins Family Restaurants, L.P.
Steve Bartlett, Meridian Products Corporation
Robert Basham, Outback Steakhouse, Inc.
John F. Berglund, Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association
Lou Chatey, Sebastiani Vineyards
H.A. "Andy" Divine, University of Denver
Timothy J. Doke, Brinker International, Inc.
Richard Fisher, Tetley USA, Inc.
William L. Hyde, Jr., Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
James Spector, Philip Morris, USA
Michael Middleton, Cargill Processed Meat Products
Daniel J. Popeo, Washington Legal Foundation
Richard G. Scalise, Armour Swift-Eckrich
Daniel Timm, the Bruss Company
Carl Vogt, Fulbright & Jaworski
Richard Walsh, Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Terry Wheatley, Sutter Home Winery
(http://www.prwatch.org.improp/ddam.html; accessed 5/20/02; PR Watch,
2002;9(1):7-8)
CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND IMPROVEMENT OF REGULATION (CSIR)
Housed in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy in the
Carnegie Institute of Technology, the CSIR analyzes strategies for
improving risk management and regulations. "Initial financial support
for the center and for center-related activities is provided by grants
from several corporations, foundations, and trade associations
including: Exxon, Ford, Alcoa, the Chemical Manufacturers Association,
and the American Petroleum Institute." (http://www.epp.cmu.edu/csir/;
accessed 9/19/02)
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND GLOBAL CHANGE
Founded in 1998 and based in Tempe, AZ, the Center is "dedicated to
discovering and disseminating scientific information pertaining to the
effects of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on climate and the biosphere."
(http://www.co2science.org/center.htm; accessed 10/11/01)
Received $10,000 from the ExxonMobil.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed
6/27/01)
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY (CIIT) CENTERS FOR HEALTH
RESEARCH
"Conduct[s] leading-edge biochemical research studies and provide[s]
training programs that strive to advance the quality of science used
to address environmental and public health issues."
(http://www.ciit.org/AboutCIIT/About; accessed 9/26/02)
The CIIT Science Advisory Committee "plays a key role in ensuring the
credibility of CIIT science. . . . The Committee also reviews the
Institute's performance in fulfilling the research objectives of the
chemical industry." Supported by the Chemical Manufacturers
Association and by about three dozen major chemical companies. (1997
Annual Report)
"In 1999, the Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council
approved a Long-Range Research Initiative (LRI), which sponsors
research on health and environmental effects of chemical use. In
developing its research initiative, the American Chemistry Council
formed an alliance with CIIT. . . . Through the LRI, support for CIIT
is being enhanced and consolidated into sponsorship by the entire
membership of nearly 200 companies of the American Chemistry Council."
(2000 Annual Report; accessed 9/26/02)
CIIT Member Companies Include:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Albemarle Corporation
BASF Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Celanese
Chevron Corporation
Dow Chemical
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Kodak
Ethyl Corporation
ExxonMobil Chemical
General Electric
Georgia Gulf Corporation
W.R. Grace & Co.
Honeywell International
Johns Manville
Lubrizol Corporation
Lyondell Chemical
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
NOVA Chemicals
Novartis Corporation
Occidental Chemical
Owens Corning
Phillips 66 Company
PPG Industries
Rohm and Haas Company
Shell Chemical
Solutia, Inc.
Texaco, Inc.
Union Carbide Corporation
Unocal Corporation
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vulcan Materials Company
Other Supporting Organizations in 2000:
American Chemistry Council
American Petroleum Institute
The Chlorine Institute, Inc.
Ethyl Corporation
W.R. Grace & Co.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA)
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.
Polyelectrolyte Producers Group
Styrene Industry Research Council
Union Carbide Corporation
US EPA
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER/CHADD
About 20 percent of the organization's budget in some years reportedly
was underwritten by Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis), the maker of Ritalin.
("ADD - a Dubious Diagnosis?" PBS and the Merrow Report. [cited Dec.
20, 1995] <http://www.add-adhd.org/ritalin_CHADD_A.D.D.html>)
CHADD was reported to have received from drug companies more than $1
million in grants and services. The Drug Enforcement Administration
said, "The relationship between Ciba-Geigy and CHADD raises serious
concerns about CHADD's motive in proselytizing the use of Ritalin."
(DEA, "Methylphenidate (a background paper)," October 1995, p.4.)
CHADD was said to have received about $30,000 from Novartis and ten
percent of its income overall from the drug industry. (Phone call,
John Heavener, CHADD, to CSPI/M. Jacobson; May 27, 1999.)
"CHADD received $748,000 from Ciba/Novartis in the period 1991 to 1994
alone." (Law suit No. CV 1839 E (CGA); U.S. District Court, Southern
District of California; Vess et al vs. Ciba-Geirgy et al.; 9/13/00)
CITIZENS FOR A SOUND ECONOMY
Based in Washington, D.C., the organization received $75,000 from
ExxonMobil for its educational foundation.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed
6/27/01)
Funders include: Philip Morris (>$1 million), US West ($1 million),
Hertz ($25,000), DaimlerChrysler AG ($25,000), Exxon ($175,000), U.S.
Sugar Corp ($280,000), Florida Crystals (sugar industry; $280,000),
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida ($140,000), Microsoft
($380,000). (Wash Post, 1-29-00)
CHOCOLATE INFORMATION CENTER
"The Chocolate Information Center was established by Mars,
Incorporated to provide the most pertinent and up-to-date information
on various aspects of chocolate and health. Backed by solid scientific
research and decades of experience in the world of chocolate."
(http://www.chocolateinfo.com/about/index.html; accessed 9/30/02)
CLINICAL TRIAL SERVICE UNIT, NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL MEDICINE,
MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION, OXFORD UNIVERSITY, UK
An organization that works chiefly on "studies of the causes and
treatment of 'chronic' diseases such as cancer, heart attack or stroke
(which, collectively, account for most adult deaths worldwide),
although it does also involve some studies of other major conditions
in developed and developing countries." It has received grants for
independent research from AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb,
Hoffman-La Roche, Merck Sharp and Dohme, and Sanofi-Synthelabo.
(http://www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/about/; accessed 7/10/02; BMJ
2002;324:71-86)
COALITION FOR VEHICLE CHOICE
Based in Washington, D.C., the organization was "created to preserve
the freedom of Americans to choose motor vehicles that meet their
needs and their freedom to travel."
(http://www.vehiclechoice.org/main.html; accessed 10/11/01)
CVC claims a membership of " ... more than 40,000 state and local
organizations and individuals." CVC lists the following organizations
and corporations as national members as of November 1997:
Allied-Signal Automotive
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Legislative Exchange Council
Armco
Arvin Industries
Ashland Chemical
Bridgestone/Firestone
Citizens for a Sound Economy
Coalitions for America
Competitive Enterprise Institute
Consumer Alert
DaimlerChrysler
DuPont
Eaton
Ford
General Motors
Glaxo
Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Michelin North America
Potash & Phosphate Institute
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Reynolds Metals
Southern Pacific Transportation
Union Pacific
USX
(http://www.vehiclechoice.org/about/members.html; accessed 7/9/01)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION
The New York Times reported that Columbia's Institute of Human
Nutrition "forged an agreement with Mr. Price [president of a
nutritional-supplements company] for fees and a share of the company.
(NYT, 8/2/00, p.1)
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CAUCUS
Board of Directors:
Rep. Tony P. Hall (D-OH), Founder and Co-Chairman
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), Co-Chairman
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
Rep. Amory Houghton (R-NY)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World
Paul Carothers, VP for Government Affairs, Philip Morris Companies
Inc.
Elizabeth Emerson-Leger, Political Director, Independent Insurance
Agents of America
Al Franken, actor and author
George P. Hirsch, Chef and CEO, Hirsch Productions
Arianna Huffington, Chair, Center for Effective Compassion
David Kantor, President, Victory Wholesale Grocers
Climis Lascaris
Marshall Matz, Olsson, Frank and Weeda
Scott Miller, Director, National Government Relations, Procter &
Gamble
Manly Molpus, President and CEO, Grocery Manufacturers of America
Grace Nelson
Carol Vittert
Alan Wheat, Wheat Associates
(http://www.thehungercenter.org/board&staff.html, 9/12/00)
CONSORTIUM FOR PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
Based in St. Simons Island, GA, the Consortium is an organization of
38 companies, 30 universities, and numerous government agencies that
advocates for plant biotechnology research. (http://www.cpbr.org/;
accessed 10/11/01) In 1998, the Consortium spent $20,000 for lobbying.
(Center for Responsive Politics;
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/98profiles/5681.htm; accessed
7/26/01)
CONSUMER ALERT
Received $10,000 from ExxonMobil.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed
6/27/01)
Consumer Alert received about $10,000 from the food industry in 2000.
(Frances Smith of Consumer Alert spoke at FDA Consumer Roundtable,
December 13, 2000)
Funded by such companies as Chevron, Eli Lilly and Philip Morris. [The
Observer, by Cockburn & Silverstein, 5/26/96]
Funding from Philip Morris, American Cyanamid, Exxon, Eli Lilly,
Elanco, Pfizer, Anheuser, Busch, Coors, and Chevron. Corporations
provide more than 60% of the group's funding. [Health News & Review,
6/22/93]
According to a trade publication, "heavily backed by liquor interests"
and opposing increase in federal excise taxes. [Industry Week,
6/29/87]
The Washington Post reported that "Consumer Alert Advocate Fund, an
Illinois-based group in whose name the beer industry has placed
full-page, anti-excise ads in 57 newspapers. . . .The group receives
contributions from individuals and from the telephone, auto and oil
industries." [Washington Post, 6/19/87, p. A23]
Consumer Alert received $2,500 from Amoco in 1992. [Capital Research
Center, http://www.capitalresearch.org/]
COUNCIL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
According to its website, the mission of the Council for Biotechnology
Information is to improve understanding and acceptance of
biotechnology by collecting balanced, science-based information and
communicating it through a variety of channels. The founding member
companies are BASF, Bayer CropScience, Dow, DuPont, Monsanto and
Syngenta and two trade associations, the Biotechnology Industry
Organization and CropLife America.
(http://www.whybiotech.com/index.asp?id=1644; accessed 2/24/03)
COOPER AEROBICS CENTER
"Conducts research in exercise physiology, epidemiology, behavior
change, children's health, obesity, aging, nutrition, diabetes,
neurological disorders, arthritis, hypertension, and other health
issues. The Center is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the
relationship between living habits and health and to providing
leadership in implementing these concepts to enhance the physical and
emotional well-being of individuals."
(http://www.cooperaerobics.com/corporate/bio.html; accessed 7/16/02)
PepsiCo and Dr. Kenneth Cooper, founder of the Center, are partnering
to promote nutrition, fitness and wellness. "The PepsiCo/Cooper
Aerobics Center partnership will promote healthy lifestyle choices and
products such as PepsiCo's Tropicana juices, Quaker Oatmeal, Gatorade
and Aquafina purified water." (Dallas Business Journal, April 3, 2002,
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2002/04/01/daily37.html;
accessed 7/16/02; http://www.pepsico.com/press/20020403.shtml;
accessed 7/16/02)
DEFENDERS OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
Based in Washington, D.C., Defenders of Property Rights "was founded
in 1991 to counterbalance the governmental threat to private property
as a result of a broad range of regulations."
(http://www.defendersproprights.org/about/mission.htm; accessed
10/11/01)
Board of Directors
Becky Norton Dunlop, Vice President for External Relations, The
Heritage Foundation
Nancie G. Marzulla, President, Defenders of Property Rights
Charlie Jarvis, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer, United Seniors Association
Roger J. Marzulla, General Counsel, Marzulla & Marzulla
Roger W. Norman, Jr., Partner, South Meadows Development
J. B. Love, Managing Partner, Estancias Argentinas, LLC
Vicki O'Meara, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Ryder
System
David A. Waronker, President, CBD Development Group
(http://www.defendersproprights.org/about/mission.htm; accessed
6/28/01)
DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER
Research center in St. Louis, Mo., focuses on agricultural
biotechnology. Initial funding of $135 million included $50 million
from Monsanto Company. (Phone call between Derrick Montgomery, public
affairs department, and CSPI, 11/29/00; see also
http://www.danforthcenter.org/)
ENDOCRINE SOCIETY
According to their website, the Endocrine Society promotes the
understanding of hormonal communication at the molecular, cellular,
and systems levels to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease, and
improve the quality of life.
The society offers companies a wide range of support opportunities
including:
Sponsor a session at ENDO
Sponsor a CME session at ENDO
Exhibit at ENDO
Advertise in ENDO publications
Spotlight your company with press opportunities at ENDO
Exhibit at CEU
Advertise in the Society journals
Reach endocrinologists through our direct mail list
Support your research with journal reprints
(http://www.endo-society.org/industry/index.cfm; accessed 2/24/03)
Sponsors of the 2003 Annual Meeting "Endo 2003" include:
Abbott Laboratories
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Aventis
Bayer Diagnostics Division
EMD
Eli Lilly
Genentech
GlaxoSmithKline
Merck
Novo Nordisk
NPS Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer
Pharmacia
Procter & Gamble
Quest Diagnostics
Solvay Pharamaceuticals
Takeda
Watson Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.endo-society.org/scimeetings/endo2003/sponsors.cfm;
accessed 2/24/03)
"A Unimed/Solvay educational grant was the sole source of funding for
the [April 2000 Andropause Consensus] conference. According to Scott
Hunt, the Endocrine Society's executive director, Unimed even
suggested some of the panel's members. And, of the thirteen panelists
in the final group, at least nine, including Swerdloff and his
co-chair, had significant financial ties to the drug company, in the
form of research grants, consulting arrangements, or speaking fees.
(The New Yorker, 7/29/02, p. 34-8)
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
"The mission of the Environmental Sensitivities Research Institute is
to support sound scientific and medical research into environmental
intolerance issues [multiple chemical sensitivity], and to compile and
disseminate information on those issues."
(http://www.esri.org/purpose.htm; February 2, 2001) "ESRI is primarily
sponsored by its member organizations." (Members not listed on web
site) (http://www.esri.org/; February 2, 2001)
Founded in 1994. Criticizes "multiple chemical sensitivity" (MCS).
Board of Directors (May 1, 1997 through April 30, 1999; ESRI list)
Members at Large:
Richard M. Bednarz, PhD, Amway Corporation
Wayne Carlson, PhD, Bayer Corporation
Gregory A. Krauss, Esq., Carr, Goodson, Lee & Warner P.C.
David K. Wilcox, PhD, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Gerald N. McEwen, Jr., PhD, JD, Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance
Association John E. DiFazio, Jr., Esq., Chemical Specialty
Manufacturers Association
Timothy M. Maniscalo, DowElanco
Robert N. Sturm, Jr., MS, Procter & Gamble
Allen James, MBA, CAE, Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
Glenn S. Simon, PhD, DABT, Rhône-Poulenc
Members from the Independent Scientific Community
Donald W. Black, MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Staff
Psychiatrist and Psychiatry Research
Roy L. DeHart, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM, FAAFP, FASMA, University of
Oklahoma, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology
Jordan N. Fink, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Professor of
Medicine, Allergy & Immunology
Frank Mitchell, DO, MPH, Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
Chief Medical Officer ATSDR, Retired 1995.
Ex Officio Members:
Ronald E. Gots, MD, PhD, Executive Director [founder; no longer
affiliated with ESRI, as per ESRI memo, 11/9/98]
Suellen W. Pirages, PhD, Managing Director
Cindy Lynn Richard, CIH, Former Secretary (non-voting).
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EPRI)
A "non-profit energy research consortium for the benefit of utility
members, their customers, and society...EPRI's multidisciplinary team
of scientists and engineers draws on a worldwide network of technical
and business expertise to help solve todays toughest energy and
environmental problems." According to its 2001 annual report, EPRI
members include almost 1,000 energy producers as members and 27 of its
30 member Board of Directors represent utility companies. (EPRI Annual
Report 2001, http://www.epri.com/corporate/discover_epri/epri_facts/
EPRIAnnualRpt_01.pdf; accessed 7/10/02)
EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR ECOTOXICOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY OF CHEMICALS (ECETOC)
A scientific, non-profit association established in 1978 "to provide a
scientific forum through which the extensive specialist expertise in
the European chemical industry could be harnessed to research, review,
assess and publish studies on the ecotoxicology and toxicology of
chemicals," ECETOC is "financed by 50 of the leading companies with
interests in the manufacture and use of chemicals." Member companies
include:
3M
Akzo Nobel
AstraZeneca
ATOFINA
Ausimont
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Bayer
Borax
Borealis
BP Amoco Chemicals
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
Clariant
Coca-Cola
Colgate-Palmolive
Degussa
Dow Corning
Dow Europe
DSM
DuPont De Nemours
ExxonMobil Chemical
F. Hoffmann-La Roche
Henkel
ICI
Janssen Pharmaceutica
L'Oréal
Lyondell Chemical
Merck
Monsanto
Norsk Hydro
Novartis
Novozymes
Perstorp
Petresa
Polimeri S.r.l.
Procter & Gamble
Reckitt Benckiser
Reckitt Benckiser Italia
Repsol Quimica
Rhodia
Rohm & Haas
Shell Chemicals
Solvay
Statoil
Syngenta
Unilever
Wacker-Chemie
(http://www.ecetoc.org/pages/MemberList.cfm; accessed 7/10/02)
FEDERAL FOCUS
"A non-profit research and educational foundation which . . . works on
science policy issues . . . and [organizes] conferences to advance
mentoring services, with an emphasis on youth. . . .The organization
has increasingly focused on the role of federal health, environmental,
and safety risk assessment in evaluating the potential benefits of
federal, state, and local regulatory actions."
(http://www.fedfocus.org/science/index.htm; accessed 10/02/02)
"Entities from which Federal Focus has received grants or
contributions, or with which it has engaged in cooperative
arrangements, have included the following:
American Cement Alliance
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Paper Institute
Arkansas State Society
AT&T
Beer Institute
Dr. Eric Bovet
Business Council on the Reduction of Paperwork
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association
Chemical Manufacturers Association
Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Citizens for a Sound Economy
Communication Systems Development, Inc.
District of Columbia Commission for the Arts
Edison Electric Institute
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ford Motor Co.
Friends of Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Friends of the U.S. National Arboretum
Gibson Associates
Government of the District of Columbia
Health and Environmental Sciences
Group, Inc.
Kentucky Society of Washington
Landon School
Marriott International, Inc.
Multinational Business Services, Inc.
National Chamber Foundation
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Endowment for the Arts
National Paint and Coatings Association
NEXTEL
Oracle Corp.
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.
PCS Prime Co., LP
Peter Tare, Inc.
Philip Morris
Photo Marketing Associates International
PSI Energy
Richard Bray Orchestras
Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society
Schuller International, Inc.
Scientific Advisory Group on Cellular
Telephone Research
Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.
Solar Energy Research Institute
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
USA Today
Wireless Technology Research, L.L.C."
(http://www.fedfocus.org/funding.html; accessed 10/01/02)
FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHYLAXIS NETWORK
Established in 1991, FAAN seeks "to be a world leader in food allergy
and anaphylaxis awareness and the issues surrounding this disease."
"FAAN is supported by membership dues, sales of materials and
services, grants, and donations."
American Peanut Council funded a $14,000 grant for a research project
(4/99 - 3/00) on managing students who have peanut allergies. The
principal investigator of the grant, which was funded through Virginia
Tech, was Anne Munoz Furlong.
(http://oit.caes.uga.edu/peanuts/results.cfm 5/29/01)
FAAN has web sites for teens and kids that are "funded by an
educational grant from Dey, L.P. (http://www.fankids.org/ 6/5/01) Dey,
L.P. is an "Associate of Merck KGaA , Darmstadt, Germany" that makes
medications for allergies and respiratory diseases.
(http://208.135.48.176/aboutDey.html 6/5/01)
Web site funded by a grant from Kraft Foods.
(http://www.foodallergy.org/index.html; February 3, 2001)
Medical Advisory Board:
S. Allan Bock, M.D. Boulder, CO
A. Wesley Burks, M.D. Little Rock, AR
Clifton T. Furukawa, M.D. Seattle, WA
John M. James Ft. Collins, CO
James P. Rosen, M.D. West Hartford, CT
Hugh A. Sampson New York, NY
Scott H. Sicherer, M.D. New York, NY
Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Lincoln, NE
Robert A. Wood, M.D. Baltimore, MD
John W. Yunginger, M.D. Rochester, MN
Robert S. Zeiger, M.D. San Diego, CA
(http://www.foodallergy.org/about.html; February 3, 2001)
FOOD SAFETY NETWORK
According to its website, the Food Safety Network searches out
credible, current, evidence-based information on food safety and makes
it easily accessible to Canadians and the international community. . .
. [It] is funded by a mix of public, private and foundation sources.
Funders include:
ABC Research
Adculture Group Inc.
AGCare
Agri Business Group, Inc.
Agricultural Adaptation Council (CanAdapt Program)
Ag-West Biotech
American Air Liquide
Bioniche Life Sciences Inc.
Canadian Animal Health Institute
Canadian Food Information Council
Canadian Livestock Genetics Association
Canadian Meat Council
Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency
CanAmera Foods
Caravelle Foods
Central Laboratories Friedrichsdorf
Chemical Metrology (Institute for Measurement Standards, NRC)
ConAgra Foods Inc.
Consumer and Biotechnology Foundation
Council for Biotechnology Information
DuPont Canada
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Fort Valley State University
GamRay Consulting, Inc.
Growmark, Inc.
Hort Research
Innovative Food Solutions
Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited
International Association for Food Protection
Luby's Restaurants, Inc.
MAF Food Assurance Authority
Maple Leaf Foods (Consumer Foods, Pork and Poultry)
McCain Foods Limited
McDonald's
Monsanto Canada
National Cattleman's Beef Association
National Food Processors Association
National Pork Board
National Turkey Federation
Nestle
New Science Management Inc.
OMAFRA
Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
Ontario Corn Producer's Association
Ontario Egg Producers
Ontario Farm Animal Council
Ontario Food Protection Association
Ontario Pork
Paramalat Canada
Pharmacia Animal Health
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Plant Bioscience Ltd.
Plants Program at the University of Guelph
Saskatchewan Nutraceutical Network
Saugeen River Farm
Sensient Flavors Inc.
Sobey's
Southern Crop Protection Association
Syngenta Crop Protection
Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc.
Syngenta Seeds USA
Tactix Government Consulting Inc.
The Canadian Wheat Board
Urbana Veterinary Clinic
(http://www.foodbiotech.org/funding.htm; accessed 2/224/03)
FOUNDATION FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRESS
The Foundation "was formed in 1995 to provide public education and
information about air quality progress."
(http://www.cleanairprogress.org/about/index.htm; accessed 10/11/01)
"The Foundation is made up mainly of industry groups, including the
American Petroleum Institute, American Trucking Association, and
Chemical Manufacturers Association." (The Tennessean, 6/23/98)
"Other companies helped pay for TV and newspaper ads produced by the
Foundation for Clean Air Progress, a nonprofit institute funded by
energy, transportation and manufacturing companies that operates out
of the offices of the public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller." (The
Washington Post, 6/17/97)
FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION IN MEDICINE
Funded by the supplement industry (Nutrition Action Healthletter,
April, 1999).
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH ON ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Based in Bozeman, MT, the Foundation members "are intellectual
entrepreneurs, explaining how economic incentives, secure property
rights, and responsible prosperity can foster a healthy environment."
(http://www.free-eco.org/; accessed 10/11/01)
Received $10,000 from ExxonMobil.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed
6/27/01)
Corporate funders in 2000
Chemical Manufacturers Association
Coca-Cola
ExxonMobil
General Electric Fund
Georgia Pacific
Haltermann
Merck
Pfizer
Port Blakely Tree Farms
Shell Oil
Simpson
Solvay Management
Temple Inland Forest Products
Texaco
Tindall
Union Carbide
(http://www.free-eco.org/funding.html; accessed 6/29/01)
FRIENDS OF NIDCR (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL
RESEARCH)
Based in Washington, D.C., the Institute "is a broad-based coalition
of individuals, institutions and corporations who understand the
critical importance of dental, oral and craniofacial health to the
well-being of society." (http://www.fnidcr.org/; accessed 10/11/01)
Corporate Members
A-Dec, Inc.
Atrix Laboratories
Block Drug Corporation
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Dentsply International
Eli Lilly
ESPE America
GC Corporation
Henry Schein, Inc.
Implant Dentistry
John O. Butler Company
The Journal of Practical Hygiene
Medical World Communications
Optiva Corporation
Patterson Dental Supply
Procter & Gamble
Warner Lambert
Zila Biomedical
(http://www.fnidcr.org/corporate.html; accessed 10/11/01)
The following corporations supported the 2001 Annual Dinner: Procter &
Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, John O. Butler Company, Colgate-Palmolive,
DENTSPLY International, and Washington Dental Service. (Friends of
NIDCR 2001 Gala Annual Awards Dinner program, on file at CSPI)
This group advocates for funding for the federal NIDCR. Patron
($25,000): Procter and Gamble. Sponsors ($10,000): Colgate-Palmolive
Company, GC Corporation, Implant Dentistry. Contributor ($5,000):
Atrix Laboratories, Patterson Dental Supply. Many other smaller donors
are listed in the newsletter. ("Update" newsletter; September 2000)
FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS SAFETY FOUNDATION
Schering-Plough Corp., maker of a drug for hepatitis C, was a founding
member of the Atlanta-based organization in 1998. The foundation
sponsored a conference in 2000 about accidental exposure to the virus.
(Washington Post, 9/12/00, p.1)
GEORGE C. MARSHALL INSTITUTE
The Marshall Institute investigates facts concerning global climate
change. The Institute also studies the implications of the Kyoto
Protocol upon national security. The Institute is partially supported
by the Exxon Education Foundation and American Standard Companies.
(http://www.marshall.org/frontpg1.htm,
http://www.marshall.org/funding.htm 5/3/01)
GEORGETOWN CENTER FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICY (and CERES FORUM)
As of 4/30/01 Georgetown University is no longer affiliated with the
Georgetown Center for Food and Nutrition Policy. The new name of the
center is Center for Food and Nutrition Policy.
A risk/benefit assessment on antibiotic-resistance is being supported
financially and technically by Animal Health Institute. (Food Chemical
News, 4/27/98)
Following four paragraphs from Grocery Manufacturers of America
(http://www.gmabrands.com/, September 15, 2000) and Ceres e-mail,
11-6-98: "Tapping into the resources of one of the nation's premier
academic institutions, the Grocery Manufacturers of America has formed
a new strategic alliance with the Georgetown University Center for
Food and Nutrition Policy. The Center ... will work with GMA to foster
understanding of issues facing food companies . . . .
"The Center's Director, Dr. Lester Crawford, . . . serve[d] as
Academic Advisor to GMA on scientific and regulatory issues dealing
with food and nutrition policy.
"GMA's partnership with Georgetown University will provide us with a
wealth of information and expertise on emerging issues impacting our
member companies, from food biotechnology to new regulations on food
safety and nutrition claims," said GMA President and CEO C. Manly
Molpus. "The Center will aid us in our mission to provide our members
with the latest and more relevant analysis of food and nutrition
policy."
"The Center's partnership with GMA is a natural fit because of our
mutual desire to foster understanding of food and nutrition policy
issues," said Dr. Crawford. "We're able to provide a forum where
leaders from industry, regulatory agencies and consumer groups can
effectively communicate."
Sara Lee Co. gave Ceres $1 million to provide answers to controlling
listeria in meat plants. (Detroit Free Press, 4/30/99)
1999-2000: Analyses of sugar intake and dietary quality was sponsored
by the Sugar Association. (Abstract, annual meeting of the North
American Association for the Study of Obesity, November 1999)
Advisory Board
Jacqueline Balk-Tusa, PhD, Andrews Associates
Dennis Bier, MD, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College
of Medicine
Steven Daugherty, DuPont, Inc.
Caroline Jackson, Chair, Environment and Public Health, EU Parliament
Roy Fuchs, Monsanto Company
Janet Kelly, Esq., Kellogg Company
David Lineback, PhD, Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition
John Lupien, University of Massachusetts
Franklin Loew, Becker College
David Macnair, PhD, Campbell Soup Company
Manly Molpus, Grocery Manufacturers of America
Rainer Roepke, PhD, Akzo Nobel Co.
Arpad Somogyi, DVM, PhD, European Union (Consumer Affairs Directorate)
Jean Spence, Kraft General Foods
Science Council
Sanford Miller, PhD, Center for Food and Nutrition Policy
Maureen Storey, PhD, Center for Food and Nutrition Policy
David Lineback, PhD, University of Maryland
Lovell Jones, PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, Pennsylvania State University
Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH, Columbia University
Barbara Schneeman, PhD, University of California-Davis
Dennis Bier, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Ian Munro, PhD, CANTOX, Mississauga, Canada
John Suttie, PhD, University of Wisconsin
Connie Weaver, PhD, Purdue University
GLOBAL CLIMATE COALITION
Based in Washington, D.C., the Coalition "is an organization of trade
associations established in 1989 to coordinate business participation
in the international policy debate on the issue of global climate
change." (http://www.globalclimate.org/; accessed 10/11/01) "Exxon is
also a major force behind the Global Climate Coalition, a business
lobby that opposed [the] Kyoto [Climate Change Treaty]." (Milwaukee
Global Sentinel, 6/2/01)
"Currently, GCC members collectively represent more than 6 million
businesses, companies and corporations in virtually every sector of
U.S. business, agriculture, and forestry, including electric
utilities, railroads, transportation, manufacturing, small businesses,
mining, oil, and coal." (http://www.globalclimate.org/; accessed
6/27/01)
"Its members have included American Automobile Manufacturers
Association, Amoco, the American Forest & Paper Association, American
Petroleum Institute, Chevron, Chrysler, Dow Chemical, Exxon, Ford,
General Motors, Mobil, Shell, Texaco, Union Carbide, and more than 40
other corporations and trade associations." (Stauber, John and Sheldon
Rampton. Trust Us, We're Experts. New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001)
GREENING EARTH SOCIETY
The Greening Earth Society was created by the Western Fuels
Association and holds that industrial evolution is good, and using
fossil fuels to enable economic activity is as desirable. GES promotes
the benign effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the earth's biosphere
and humankind. The Society provides information about CO2 and fossil
fuels to educators, students, business and media representatives,
community leaders and policymakers. Information is provided to the
public through the biweekly World Climate Report, the annual State of
the Climate Report, the video "The Greening of Planet Earth" and "The
Greening of Planet Earth Continues" and its web site.
(http://www.greeningearthsociety.org/ 5/9/01)
GUEST CHOICE NETWORK
See CENTER FOR CONSUMER FREEDOM
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Habitat for Humanity received materials, time, training and funds,
from the Chlorine Chemistry Council (CCC), the Vinyl Siding Institute
(VSI) and the Vinyl Institute. The groups work together to provide
affordable, vinyl-sided housing for families as well as promote the
benefits of vinyl construction products.
(http://c3.org/about_ccc/partnerships2.html 6/6/01)
HARVARD CENTER FOR RISK ANALYSIS
Has received funding from numerous corporate sources, including
restricted grants from: American Chemistry Council, American Crop
Protection Association, American Industrial Health Council, AT & T
Wireless, Brookings Institution, California Avocado Commission,
Chemical Manufacturers Association, Chlorine Chemistry Council,
Electric Power Research Institute, Health Canada, Health and
Environmental Sciences Group, International Life Science
Institute/Risk Science Institute, National Association of Home
Builders, National Institute of Justice, National Research Council,
Office of Health Economics, Pfizer, Inc., Public Health Advisory
Board, Roche Global Pharmacoeconomic Research, Wireless Technology
Research Foundation; also grants from various U.S. government
agencies. Unrestricted grants from dozens of companies, 3M, Amoco,
ARCO, BASF, Coca-Cola, DowChemical Company, Eastman Chemical Company,
Ford Motor Co., Frito-Lay, General Motors, Grocery Manufacturers of
America, Hoechst Celanese Corp., Monsanto, Novartis, PepsiCo, Procter
& Gamble, Zeneca, and many others.
(http://www.hcra.harvard.edu/restricted.html; July 31, 2000; 1999-2000
Annual Report)
HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION / HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
Health Education Foundation was founded by Morris Chafetz, M.D.,
former head of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Health Communications is the for-profit relative.
"...a group supported both by the public and the liquor industry..."
(New York Times, 5/25/86, Section 3, page 2)
According to the Los Angeles Times, "[M]ost of the seminars done by
Health Communications are sponsored. Among the most active sponsors
are Anheuser-Busch and Miller [Brewing Co.]....Others who have
sponsored workshops include Heublein; Citicorp, through its Diners
Club program, and a number of hotel chains (including Westin, Ramada
Inn, Ritz-Carlton, Omni) and restaurant chains. " (1/18/90, p. H18)
"Excellent commitment from our corporate sponsors and the food and
beverage industry has allowed us to TIPS-train 200,000 people in
six-and-a-half years," said Marc Chafetz [attorney son of Morris],
president of Health Communication, Inc. (PR Newswire, 6/28/90)
"... Health Education Foundation, which has received money from the
alcoholic beverage industry." (Washington Post, 11/20/97, A24)
"Your paper took it upon itself to point out the fact that Chafetz's
foundation has received money from the alcohol beverage industry, a
fact that he does not dispute. The alcohol industry, however, is just
one of many industries that support the Health Education Foundation."
(Letter, Adam F. Chafetz, Washington Post, 11/29/97, A21)
HEALTHY FOUNDATION
A "non-profit organization committed to ending malnutrition in America
by providing at-risk populations with basic nutrients through
supplementation." Its major sponsors include Longevity Science,
Natural Factors, Nutrition Formulators, Tishcon Corp.
(http://www.healthfound.org/whoweare/sponsonrs.htm; accessed 6/10/02)
HEALTH EFFECTS INSTITUTE (HEI)
Based in Boston, HEI is "a partnership of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and industry." "The Institute...provides
[information] on health effects of pollutants from motor vehicles and
from other sources...including carbon monoxide, methanol and
aldehydes, nitrogen oxides, diesel exhaust, ozone, and particulate air
pollution." "The Institute is supported jointly by the EPA and
industry." (http://www.healtheffects.org/about.htm; accessed 10/02/02)
Sponsors for fiscal year 1998-99
American Chemistry Council
American Petroleum Institute
American Suzuki Motor Corporation
BMW of North America
Caterpillar
Cummins Engine Company
DaimlerChrysler
Detroit Diesel Corporation
European Chemical Manufacturers Association
European Commission
Ford Motor Company
General Motors
Hino Motors
Honda Motor Company
Hyundai America Technical Center
International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers
International Truck and Transportation Corporation
Isuzu Motors America
Jaguar Cars
John Deere
KIA Motors America
Mack Trucks
Mazda Motor Corporation
Mercedes Benz
Mitsubishi Motors America
Nissan Motor Company
Range Rover of North America
Rolls Royce Motor Cars
Saab Cars USA
Subaru of America
Toyota Motor Corporation
Volkswagen of America
Volvo Cars of North America
(http://www.healtheffects.org/sponsors.htm; accessed 10/02/02)
Sponsors for the fiscal year 2000-01 include:
American Chemistry Council
American Petroleum Institute
Association des Constructerus Européens d'Automobiles
(http://www.healtheffects.org/sponsors.htm; accessed 9/20/02)
HUDSON INSTITUTE
"Hudson Institute is an internationally recognized public policy
research organization that forecasts trends and develops solutions for
governments, businesses and the public."
"Hudson Institute's research efforts and projects are funded mostly
through grants and donations from U.S. and international companies and
individual supporters."
"Hudson Institute does not advocate an expressed ideology or political
position. In general, the institution's viewpoint embodies skepticism
about conventional wisdom, an appreciation of technology's role in
achieving progress, optimism about solving problems, a futurist
orientation, a commitment to individuality and free institutions, and
a respect for the importance of religion, culture, and values in human
affairs."
The father-son team of Dennis T. and Alex Avery often write about
agricultural and environmental issues.
(all above from: http://www.hudson.org/; December 30, 2000)
Based in Indianapolis, IN, the "institute's corporate funding ...
includes Monsanto, DuPont, Dow-Elanco, Sandoz, Ciba-Geigy, ConAgra,
Cargill, and Procter & Gamble." (Stauber, John and Sheldon Rampton.
Trust Us, We're Experts. New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001.)
IOWA PORK INDUSTRY CENTER (IPIC)
The IPIC is "dedicated to serving the Iowa pork industry through
educational programs and demonstrations of emerging production and
marketing activities. [The IPIC] serves as the central access point
for Iowa State University (ISU) programs related to the pork industry
[and seeks to] integrate ISU resources that serve the pork industry by
serving as an interdisciplinary catalyst." The IPIC receives
approximately $180,000 from the ISU Extension program, roughly
$100,000 from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, and project
specific funds from the Iowa Pork Producers Association, the National
Pork Producers Council, and other agencies. (IPIC Brochure, on file at
CSPI; accessed 9/13/02)
INTERNATIONAL DIABETES FOUNDATION (IDF)
According to its website, the IDF is a non-governmental organization
whose mission is to work with member associations to enhance the lives
of people with diabetes. The IDF receives funding from the following
contributors in various levels of support:
Long-term Contributers
Corporate Partners must have been members of either the Lawerence
Circle or the Mayes Circle for a continuous period of at least six
years.
Eli Lilly
Novo Norkisk A/S
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Servier
Lawerence Circle
Corporate Partners are eligible to join the Lawerence Circle when they
give support valued at $100,000 or more. . . and are already a
Platinum Corporate Partner.
Bayer Corporation
Eli Lilly
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD)
Novartis Pharma AG
Novo Nordisk A/S
Mayes Circle
Corporate sponsors are eligible to join the Mayes Circle when they
give support valued at $50,000 or more. . . and are already a Platinum
Corporate Partner.
Bayer Corporation
LifeScan Inc
Novartis Pharma AG
Pfizer Inc
Roche Diagnostics GmbH
Platinum Corporate Partners
Platinum Corporate Partners pay a membership fee of $10,000 or more. .
.
AstraZeneca R&D
Becton Dickson Consumer Healthcare
F Hoffmann-La Roche
Servier
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Corporate Partners
Corporate Partners pay a membership fee of $5,000 or more. . .
Abbott Diagnostics GmbH
Aventis Pharma
LIPHA SA
MiniMed
Nestle SA
Sanofi-Synthelabo Groupe
(http://www.idf.org/home/index.cfm?node=338; accessed 2/24/03)
INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL (and IFIC Foundation)
Created in 1986, to "serve as a clearinghouse for information on
aspartame and to defend the sweetener from attacks." Original funders
included Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, General Foods, and the
NutraSweet Group. (Food Chemical News, 1/20/86, p.2)
"IFIC is supported by the following companies from the broad-based
food, beverage and agricultural industry: Ross Products
Division/Abbott Laboratories, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Jack In
The Box, BASF Corporation, Nutrinova Inc., Archer Daniels Midland
Company, and Dannon Company Inc, Unilever United States Inc., Cultor
Food Science, Inc., The NutraSweet Kelco Company, Nabisco, Inc.,
Monsanto Company, McDonald's Corporation, Kraft Foods, M&M/Mars,
McNeil Specialty Products Co., Nestle USA, Inc., The Pepsi-Cola
Company, The Procter & Gamble Company, Zeneca Plant Science, Hershey
Foods Corporation, Gerber Products Company, Frito-Lay, Inc., Campbell
Soup Company, The Coca-Cola Company, ARCO Chemical Company, Ajinomoto
U.S.A., Inc., Best Foods, DuPont Agricultural Products, General Mills,
Inc. H.J. Heinz Company, Kellogg USA Inc." (IFIC, undated, received
prior to 1999)
IFIC Foundation Board of Trustees, 2001:
Daniel B. Dennison, Ph.D.
Coca-Cola Company
John. F Manfredi
Nabisco, Inc.
Michael S. Mudd
Kraft Foods
John T. Gould Jr.
Unilever
Fergus M. Clydesdale, Ph.D.
Department of Food Science
University of Massachusetts
Sharon M. Friedman, M.A.
Department of Journalism and Communications
Lehigh University
Jean P. Goldberg, Ph.D.
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
George M. Gray, Ph.D.
Center for Risk Analysis
Harvard School of Public Health
Nancy Wellman, Ph.D.
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
Florida International University
IFIC Foundation Board of Trustees, 1995-1996:
Nancy Wellman, PhD, RD, Professor
National Center on Nutrition and Aging
Florida International University, Miami
Chair
Sharon M. Friedman, MA
Iacocca Professor and Director of the Science & Environment Writing
Program
Dept. of Journalism and Communications
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA,
Vice-chair
John F. Manfredi
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Nabisco, Inc.
Secretary
Fergus M. Clydesdale, PhD
Professor and Department Head, Department of Food Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Treasurer
Sharon Coleman, Director
Communications and Information Programs
Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta
Jeanne P. Goldberg, PhD, RD, Associate Professor
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
John D. Graham, PhD
Director, Center for Risk Analysis
Professor of Policy and Decision Sciences
Harvard School of Public Health
Michael S. Mudd
Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Kraft Foods
Maureen Storey, PhD
Director, Nutrition Marketing
Kellogg USA Inc. [1999: at Georgetown University Center for Food and
Nutrition Policy]
According to an Associated Press article on obesity lawsuits, "Hershey
Foods and McDonald's gave grants to the International Food Information
Council to set up a Web site to encourage children to exercise more."
("Restaurants, food companies say lawsuits wrongly blame them [sic]
food for obesity," Associated Press, 1/02/03, BC Cycle)
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR REGULATORY TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
(ISRTP)
Serves to "inform and educate scientists, policy makers, the media and
the public about the scientific issues affecting the regulatory
process." ISRTP publishes the journal Regualtory Toxicology and
Pharmacology. Sponsors include:
American Chemistry Council
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Dow AgroSciences, LLC
Eastman Kodak Company
The Gillette Company
Indespec Chemical Corporation
Merck and Co., Inc.
Procter & Gamble Company
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company
The Sapphire Group, Inc.
Schering-Plough Research Institute
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.isrtp.org/sponsors.htm; accessed 9/13/02)
INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS (IFT)
"Founded in 1939, the Institute of Food Technologists is a nonprofit
scientific society with 28,000 members working in food science, food
technology, and related professions in industry, academia and
government. . . . [that] advances the science and technology of food
through the exchange of knowledge" (http://www.ift.org/inside/;
accessed 10/02/02)
Sponsors of the IFT's annual World Congress of Food Science and
Technology included:
Gold Sponsors
Procter & Gamble
USDA
Coca-Cola Company
Silver Sponsors
Kerry Ingredients
Monsanto
Silver Contributor
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Bronze Sponsors
Land O'Lakes, Inc.
(http://www.worldfoodscience.org/worldcongress/sponsors.html; accessed
10/02/02)
INSTITUTE FOR EVALUATING HEALTH RISKS
Nonprofit research organization in Washington. Conducted General
Electric-sponsored study concerning cancer risk in workers exposed to
PCBs. Renate D. Kimbrough did the study. (NYT, 3/10/99)
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ALCOHOL POLICIES
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to "helping reduce the abuse
of alcohol worldwide and to promoting understanding of the role of
alcohol in society through dialogue and partnerships involving the
beverage alcohol industry, the public health community and others with
an interest in alcohol policy." The Center is "funded by 11 of the
leading producers of beverage alcohol."
Allied Domecq PLC
Asahi Breweries, LTD.
Bacardi-Martini
Brown-Forman Corporation
Coors Brewing Company
Diageo PLC
Foster's Group Limited
Heineken N.V.
Miller Brewing Company
Molson
South African Breweries PLC
(http://www.icap.org/about_icap/sponsors.html; accessed 7/10/2002)
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGY AND MEDICINE
According to ICTM's "Statement of Capabilities" ICTM provides services
of "scientific and medical consultation in litigation; evaluation and
remediation support in problems of indoor air quality; performance of
human health and ecological risk assessments; scientific support in
drug related issues; scientific consultation in regulatory compliance;
and clinical medical evaluations
.Clients include chemical, oil and
other manufacturing companies, casualty insurance companies, states
and municipalities, and trade associations."
The "Principals" of ICTM are:
Ronald E. Gots, M.D., Ph.D.
Barbara Ann Gots, M.D.
Philip Witocsch, M.D. F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P.
Sorrell L. Schwartz, Ph.D.
Suellen W. Pirages, Ph.D.
Nancy J. Balter, Ph.D.
The following is a partial list of ICTM clients:
CORPORATIONS
3M
Allied Chemical
AMOCO Oil Company
Asbestospray
Ashland Oil
EXXON
Dow Chemical Co.
Dupont Chemical Co.
Haliburton Corp.
ICI Americas Corporation
Industrial Petrochemical
International Paper
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Miller Chemical
Monsanto
Nabisco
Olin
Oxypetrochemical Co.
PPG
Proctor & Gamble
Rohn and Haas
Safety-Kleen Corp.
Shell Oil Company
Stauffer Chemical Co.
Texaco
Upjohn
Vesicol
Vulcan Chemical
Weyerhaeuser
ASSOCIATIONS
Chemical Manufacturers Associations
Chemical Specialty Manufacturers Association
National Association of Manufacturers
(ICTM's Statement of Capabilities, on file at CSPI, 4/29/02)
INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION COUNCIL (and IFIC Foundation)
Created in 1986, to "serve as a clearinghouse for information on
aspartame and to defend the sweetener from attacks." Original funders
included Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, General Foods, and the
NutraSweet Group. (Food Chemical News, 1/20/86, p.2)
"IFIC is supported by the following companies from the broad-based
food, beverage and agricultural industry: Ross Products
Division/Abbott Laboratories, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Jack In
The Box, BASF Corporation, Nutrinova Inc., Archer Daniels Midland
Company, and Dannon Company Inc, Unilever United States Inc., Cultor
Food Science, Inc., The NutraSweet Kelco Company, Nabisco, Inc.,
Monsanto Company, McDonald's Corporation, Kraft Foods, M&M/Mars,
McNeil Specialty Products Co., Nestle USA, Inc., The Pepsi-Cola
Company, The Procter & Gamble Company, Zeneca Plant Science, Hershey
Foods Corporation, Gerber Products Company, Frito-Lay, Inc., Campbell
Soup Company, The Coca-Cola Company, ARCO Chemical Company, Ajinomoto
U.S.A., Inc., Best Foods, DuPont Agricultural Products, General Mills,
Inc. H.J. Heinz Company, Kellogg USA Inc." (IFIC, undated, received
prior to 1999)
IFIC Foundation Board of Trustees, 2001:
Daniel B. Dennison, Ph.D.
Coca-Cola Company
John. F Manfredi
Nabisco, Inc.
Michael S. Mudd
Kraft Foods
John T. Gould Jr.
Unilever
Fergus M. Clydesdale, Ph.D.
Department of Food Science
University of Massachusetts
Sharon M. Friedman, M.A.
Department of Journalism and Communications
Lehigh University
Jean P. Goldberg, Ph.D.
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
George M. Gray, Ph.D.
Center for Risk Analysis
Harvard School of Public Health
Nancy Wellman, Ph.D.
Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
Florida International University
IFIC Foundation Board of Trustees, 1995-1996:
Nancy Wellman, PhD, RD, Professor
National Center on Nutrition and Aging
Florida International University, Miami
Chair
Sharon M. Friedman, MA
Iacocca Professor and Director of the Science & Environment Writing
Program
Dept. of Journalism and Communications
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA,
Vice-chair
John F. Manfredi
Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Nabisco, Inc.
Secretary
Fergus M. Clydesdale, PhD
Professor and Department Head, Department of Food Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Treasurer
Sharon Coleman, Director
Communications and Information Programs
Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta
Jeanne P. Goldberg, PhD, RD, Associate Professor
School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
John D. Graham, PhD
Director, Center for Risk Analysis
Professor of Policy and Decision Sciences
Harvard School of Public Health
Michael S. Mudd
Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Kraft Foods
Maureen Storey, PhD
Director, Nutrition Marketing
Kellogg USA Inc. [1999: at Georgetown University Center for Food and
Nutrition Policy]
INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE
Founded "in 1978 to work toward a safer, healthier world. ILSI is a
worldwide foundation that is making a difference in public health by
advancing the understanding of scientific issues related to nutrition,
food safety, toxicology, and the environment. ILSI is governed by an
Assembly of Members, which includes one representative from each of
its more than 400 member companies, and an elected Board of Trustees
of renowned scientists from academia and industry, all of whom
volunteer their time and expertise. ILSI members represent the world's
leading manufacturers of food and food ingredients, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, and other consumer products."
(http://www.ilsi.org/about/; September 22, 2000) ILSI has branches in
about a dozen other countries/regions.
ILSI funders have included: Ajinomoto USA, Anheuser-Busch, ARCO
Chemical Co., Dannon, Domino Sugar Corp., Eastman Chemical Co., Kraft
Foods, Monsanto, Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. [ILSI
document] ("Members of ILSI," received 7/2/96).
ILSI's fall, 1996, N.Y. Academy of Science conference on fat
substitutes was funded in part by P&G (Mother Jones, May/June, 1997,
p.14).
1998 ILSI Board of Trustees
Dr. G. Harvey Anderson, University of Toronto
Dr. James R. Behnke
Dr. Roger M. Bektash
Dr. Joseph F. Borzelleca, Medical College of Virginia
Dr. Fergus Clydesdale, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dr. G. Coccodrilli, Kraft Foods, Inc.
Dr. Oscar Cuper
Dr. Peter B. Dews, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Victor L. Fugoni III, Kellogg Company
Dr. Larry M. Games
Dr. Bernard D. Goldstein, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dr. Yuzo Hayashi, National Institute of Hygienic Sciences, Japan
Dr. Marc Horisberger, Nestle Ltd., Switzerland
Dr. Shuichi Kimura, Showa Women's University, Japan
Dr. Curtis D. Klaassen
Dr. Frank N. Kotsonis, Monsanto Company
Dr. Louis Lasagna, Tufts University
Dr. Gordon Loewengart, Hoechst Celanese Corporation
Dr. Alex Malaspina, The Coca-Cola Company
Dr. R. Michael McClain, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Mohr, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Dr. Keiichi Morimoto
Dr. Efren Parada-Arias
Prof. Marcel Roberfroid, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Dr. Hugh A. Sampson, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Barbara O. Schneeman, University of California at Davis
Dr. Yukio Sogo, Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd., Japan
Dr. James W. Stanley, PepsiCo, Inc.
Prof. Dr. Vichai Tanphaichitr, Mahidol University, Thailand
Michael R. Taylor, Esq.
Mr. Alfred W. Wishart, Jr., The Pittsburgh Foundation
Dr. Yasushi Yamamoto, Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd., Japan.
Members of ILSI North America (as of July 1996):
Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.
American Maize-Products Company
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
ARCO Chemical Company
Bristol-Myers Products, Cadbury Beverages Inc.
Campbell Soup Company
Cargill, Incorporated
The Coca-Cola Company
CPC International Inc.
Cumberland Packing Corporation
The Dannon Company, Inc.
Domino Sugar Corporation
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Firmenich Incorporated
Florasynth, Inc.
General Mills, Inc.
Gerber Products Company
Givaudan-Roure Corporation
Griffith Laboratories North America
Haarmann & Reimer Corporation
H.J. Heinz Company
Hershey Foods Corporation
Hoechst Food Ingredients
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Kellogg Company
Kraft Foods, Inc., Thomas J. Lipton Company
M&M/Mars
McNeil Specialty Products Company
Mead Johnson Nutritional Group
Monsanto Company
Nabisco, Inc.
Nestle USA, Inc.
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
The Pillsbury Company
The Procter & Gamble Company
Quest International
Roche Vitamins & Fine Chemicals
Roquette America, Inc.
Ross Products Division/Abbott Laboratories
Royal Crown Company, Inc.
Sethness Products Company
A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company
Stepan Company
Takasago International Corporation (U.S.A.)
UOP
Van den Bergh Foods Company
Virginia Dare Extract Co., Inc.
Warner-Lambert Company
Whitehall-Robins Healthcare
D.D. Williamson & Co. Inc.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF AGRI-BIOTECH APPLICATIONS
(ISAAA)
The mission of the ISAAA is to "contribute to poverty alleviation by
increasing crop productivity and income generation, particularly for
resource-poor farmers, and to bring about a safer environment and more
sustainable agricultural development." It is funded by a donor support
group consisting of public and private sector institutions. Some of
its supporters include AgrEvo, Monsanto Co., Novartis Seeds, Cargill
Seeds, Dow AgroSciences, Schering AG, and Gemeinschaft fur technische
Zusammenarbeit. (http://www.isaaa.org/inbrief.htm accessed 4/30/02)
JOINT INSTITUTE FOR FOOD SAFETY AND APPLIED NUTRITION
Receives core funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and
University of Maryland. Receives funding for certain projects from
industry and others. JIFSAN, whose director is David Lineback, has an
advisory council consisting heavily of food manufacturers and
professors (some of whom consult for industry); also includes three
consumer representatives. "Funding for the project [on mercury in the
Seychelle Islands] was provided by the FDA (through a supplement to
the JIFSAN Cooperative Agreement), the Electric Power Research
Institute (present funding $486,000), the National Tuna Foundation
($10,000), and the National Fisheries Institute ($5,000)."
Members of the Advisory Council include:
Private sector industry (all of the industry members make annual
contributions in the $5,000 range to help support JIFSAN.
Additionally, some help subsidize JIFSAN conferences. CSPI telephone
interview with David Lineback, 1-29-01)
Bestfoods (Dr. Diani Santucci)
Coca-Cola Company (Dr. Michael Carakostas)
Campbell Soup Company (Dr. George Evancho)
Dean Foods Company (Dr. George Muck)
Frito-Lay (Dr. Robert Drotman)
General Mills (Dr. Frederick Hegele)
Gerber Products Company (Dr. Nicholas Hether)
Hershey Foods Corporation (Dr. Stanley Tarka)
Kellogg Company (Dr. Tracie Sheehan)
Kraft Foods (Mr. Ron Triani)
McCormick and Company (Dr. Hamed Faridi)
McNeil Specialty Products Company (Dr. Steven Mann)
M&M/Mars (Dr. Steven Rizk)
Mead Johnson Nutritionals (Dr. Mark Dreher)
Monsanto Company (Dr. Jerry Hjelle)
Nabisco (Dr. W. Kelly Jones)
Ocean Spray Cranberries (Dr. Y. Steve Henig)
Odwalla (Mr. Stephen Williamson)
Procter and Gamble Company (Dr. Keith Triebwasser)
Tropicana Products (Dr. Nancy Green)
Representatives of Consumers' Interests
Consumer Federation of America (Ms. Carol Tucker Foreman)
National Consumers League (Ms. Linda Golodner)
Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP) (Laurie Girand)
Academia
Lester Crawford (Georgetown University)
Dr. Michael Doyle (University of Georgia)
Dr. Julie Miller Jones (College of St. Catherines)
Dr. Sanford Miller (Univ. of Texas Health Sciences Center)
Dr. Michael Pariza (University of Wisconsin)
Dr. Stephen Taylor (University of Nebraska)
Dr. Connie Weaver (Purdue University)
Government
Dr. Peter Stanley (Central Science Laboratory, MAFF, UK)
Individuals
Dr. Gilbert Leveille (McNeil Consumer Healthcare)
(except where noted, all of above from
http://www.jifsan.umd.edu/Rev99AnRep.htm; January 26, 2001)
KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATION
According to a June 2000 Public Citizen report ("Citizens for Better
Medicare"), this group, whose 1998 budget was $1.3 million, received
grants from various drug companies, including Glaxo Wellcome, $90,000;
Schering Plough, $115,000; Hoechst Marion Roussel, $40,000. In
1996-98, drug companies provided $493,000 out of $2.665 million
income.
MARCH OF DIMES
Organizational goal: to eliminate health problems that threaten
American babies birth defects, infant mortality, low birthweight,
and lack of prenatal care. WalkAmerica 2001, National Corporate
Partners: K-mart, Cigna HealthCare, Florida Department of Citrus,
Canon, National Peanut Board.
(http://www.modimes.org/ShowYourSupport2/
Sponsors/natlsponsors.htm 6/6/01)
MERCATUS CENTER - GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Located at George Mason University, Arlington, VA, the Mercatus Center
is "an education, research and outreach organization [working] with
scholars, policy experts, and government officials to bridge academic
learning and real world practice." Since 1996, the Mercatus Center has
received $50,000 from Enron and another $10,000 from a foundation set
up by former Enron Chairman Kenneth L. Lay and his wife. (Washington
Post, 1/25/02, A18) The following is a partial list of donors that
have contributed $5000 or more:
American Chemistry Council
American Health Care Association
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ernst & Young
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
International Paper
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft
NASDAQ
Pfizer
Xerox
(http://www.mercatus.org/; accessed 7/02/02; Email from Mercatus
Center dated 2/14/02 on file at CSPI)
Members of the Mercatus Board of Directors include:
Professor Tyler Cowen, Chairman Holbert Harris Professor of Economics,
George Mason University
Dr. Don Boudreaux, Chairman, Department of Economics, George Mason
University & Senior Educational Advisor, Mercatus Center
Dr. Richard H. Fink, Koch Industries, Inc. & George Mason University
Board of Visitors
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson, Johnson Smick Group; George Mason University
Board of Visitors & Former Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve
Mr. Charles G. Koch, Chairman and CEO, Koch Industries, Inc.
Mr. Dwight C. Schar, Chairman and CEO, NVR, Inc.
Dr. Roger Silk, Chief Executive Officer , Sterling Foundation
Management
Professor Vernon Smith, George Mason University; Fellow, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences & Member, National Academy of Science
(http://www.mercatus.org/about/about.html; accessed 7/17/02)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL (NAMI)
"[A] November/December 1999 Mother Jones article, 'An Influential
Mental Health Nonprofit Finds Its "Grassroots" Watered by
Pharmaceutical Millions,' by Ken Silverstein. The article focused on
the enormous amount of funding which NAMI receives from pharmaceutical
companies, with Eli Lilly and Co. taking the lead by donating nearly
$3 million to NAMI between 1996 and 1999. In fact, according to
Silverstein, NAMI took in a little more than $11 million from 18 drug
companies for that period." (Kelly Patricia O'Meara, Inight magazine,
10/16/2000)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NASSP)
An organization made up of "approximately 40,000 middle level and high
school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring principals from
the United States and more than 60 other countries," the NASSP's
mission is to promote excellence in school leadership... [by
providing] members with a wide variety of programs and services to
assist them in administration, supervision, curriculum planning, and
effective staff development."
http://www.principals.org/about_us/02-01.html; accessed 7/10/02)
Sponsors of the various programs include:
Coca-Cola Company
Herff Jones, Inc.
Jostens, Inc.
VALIC/American General
Wendy's International, Inc.
(http://www.principals.org/about_us/02-08.html; accessed 7/10/02)
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY (NCFAP)
The Pesticide Use Program became a part of the National Center for
Food and Agricultural Policy (NCFAP) on October 1, 1993. The Program
focuses on four major objectives:
Maintain publicly available national databases on pesticide use.
Develop methods and data systems to improve the estimation of
pesticide benefits.
Provide information needed for implementing the Food Quality
Protection Act of 1996
Prepare reports, articles, and testimony on pesticide policy issues.
Fiscal Years 97-98 "Pesticide Use Program" Supporters include:
AgrEvo
Almond Board of California
American Crop Protection Association
American Cyanamid
Atochem
BASF
Bayer
California Asparagus Commission
California Fresh Carrot Advisory Board
Cherry Marketing Institute
Cranberry Institute
Dow Agrosciences
Dupont
Florida Farm Bureau Federation
FMC
Gowan
Grocery Manufacturers of America
ISK Biosciences
Mint Industry Research Council
Monsanto
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Northwest Horticultural Council
Novartis
Rhone-Poulenc
Rohm and Haas
U.S. Apple Association
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
Valent
Virginia Farm Bureau
Western Growers Association
Western Pistachio Association
Zeneca
(http://www.ncfap.org/pesticid1.htm; accessed 11/15/2000)
2002 Funders include:
American Sugarbeet Growers Association
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Council for Biotechnology Information
CropLife America
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Illinois Farm Bureau
Mint Industry Research Council
Northwest Horticultural Council
Oregonians for Food and Shelter
Arvesta Corporation
Aventis
Bayer
Cheminova
E.I. DuPont de Nemours
FMC
Gowan
Griffin
Monsanto
Rohm and Haas
Syngenta
American Chemical Society (Division of Agrochemicals)
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
(NCFAP 2002 Annual Report,
http://www.ncfap.org/reports/Annual%20Report.pdf; accessed 9/26/02)
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS (NCPA)
According to its website, the NCPA is a nonprofit public-policy
research institute that receives 70% of its funding from foundations,
20% from corporations, and 10% from individuals.
Founding board members included:
Wayne Calloway, President and CEO of Frito-Lay
Jere Thompson, President and CEO of the Southland Corporation
Robert Dedman, President and CEO of ClubCorp
Russell Perry, President and CEO of Republic Financial Services
Sir Antony Fisher, President and CEO of the Atlas Foundation
National Center for Policy Analysis Board of Directors
Thomas W. Smith, Managing Partner of Prescott Investors, Inc.
John C. Goodman, President, NCPA
Pete du Pont, Richards, Layton and Finger
James Cleo Thompson, Jr., Chairman of the Board, Thompson Petroleum
Corp.
Jere W. Thompson, President, The Williamsburg Corporation
Dan W. Cook III, Senior Director of Goldman Sachs & Co.
Robert H. Dedman, Chairman of the Board, ClubCorp International
Virginia Manheimer, Trustee, The Hickory Foundation
Henry J. "Bud" Smith, Chairman Emeritus, Clark/Bardes, Inc.
(all of the above is from http://www.ncpa.org; January 15, 2001)
Supporting Foundations include:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
El Paso Energy Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Procter & Gamble Fund
(Foundation Center - Foundation Directory Online; accessed 2/24/03)
NATIONAL CONSUMERS LEAGUE
Did PSAs on overuse of antibiotics; underwritten by Merck-Medco. (NCL
Bulletin, Jan/Feb 1998)
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Formerly COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
According to its website, the National Council for Science and the
Environment "works to improve the scientific basis for environmental
decisionmaking."
General Supporters include:
3M
Alcoa Foundation
Amoco
AT&T
Compaq
GE
Johnson Wax Fund
Monsanto
Safety Kleen
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Project Funders include:
Alcoa Foundation
AT&T
Compaq Computer Corporation
The Third National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment
was sponsored, in part, by AT&T, 3M, Dow Chemical, Progress Energy,
and the American Chemistry Council.
(http://www.ncseonline.org/NCSEconference/2003conference/page.cfm?FID=2104;
accessed 2/24/03)
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR AIR AND STREAM IMPROVEMENT
Based in Triangle Park, NC, the Council "serves as an environmental
resource for the forest products industry in its broadest definition,
addressing a myriad of issues of importance to this industry."
(http://www.ncasi.org/; accessed 10/11/01)
The Council's 1999 annual report states it has received a total of
more than $900,000 from 78 forest product companies. (NCASI Annual
Report; http://www.ncasi.org/publications/ncasi_99.pdf; accessed
6/27/01)
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INSTITUTE
Based in Washington, D.C., the Institute "is dedicated to establishing
realistic environmental priorities and helping to focus the national
environmental debate." (http://www.nepi.org/; accessed 10/11/01)
Received $25,000 from ExxonMobil.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed
6/27/01)
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NFWF)
"Established by Congress in 1984 [the NFWF is] dedicated to the
conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants, and the habitat on which
they depend." (http://www.nfwf.org/about.htm; accessed 9/24/02)
Corporate partner programs include projects with Budweiser,
ExxonMobil, Orvis, PG&E, Phillips Petroleum, Shell Oil, and Sodexho,
and over 220 corporations that have contributed $10,000 or more.
(http://www.nfwf.org/corporatepart.htm; accessed 9/24/02)
NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) announced it has
endorsed the multivitamin and dietary supplement ONDROX(TM),
manufactured by LSI America Corporation in Austin, Texas. (June 3,
1999; PRNewswire)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (NIEHS)
One of 25 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), which is a component of the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), the NIEHS received $1 million from the American
Chemistry Council as part of a $4 million Memorandum of Understanding
between the NIEHS and ACC to provide research grants "to expand
knowledge about the potential effects of chemicals on [human]
development." (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/news/accmou.htm; accessed
9/24/02)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION
A "non-profit, non-partisan group that conducts research on health
care issues, [and] disseminates research findings and analysis that
promote and enhance access to health care and efficiency and
effectiveness of health care services and delivery."
(http://www.nihcm.org/aboutframe.html; accessed 9/19/02) According to
a Wall Street Journal article, "40% of the foundation's funding comes
from managed-care plans." (Wall Street Journal, 5/29/02, p. A3)
Members of the Board of Directors include:
Leonard D. Schaffer - Chairman and CEO, Blue Cross of California;
chairman and CEO, WellPoint Health Networks
H. R. Brereton Barlow - President and CEO, Premera Blue Cross
John S. Brouse - President and CEO, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
John D. Forsyth, M.A. - Chairman and CEO, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue
Shield
Larry Glasscock - President and CEO, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Robert J. Greczyn, Jr - President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of North Carolina
Thomas R. Hefty - Chairman and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield United
of Wisconsin
W. David Helms - President and CEO, Academy for Health Services
Research and Health Policy
William Marino - President and CEO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of
New Jersey
Robert L. Shoptaw - President and CEO, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue
Shield
Thomas G. Snead, Jr. -
Chairman and CEO, Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield
Michael A. Stocker, M.D., M.P.H. - CEO, Empire Blue Cross and Blue
Shield
(http://www.nihcm.org/boardframe.html; accessed 9/19/02)
NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION (NSF)
"An independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public
health and safety by achieving public understanding of sleep and sleep
disorders, and by supporting public education, sleep-related research,
and advocacy... [the NSF] Relies on corporate and individual
donations, as well as partnerships with corporations, government
agencies, and other organizations, to support [its] programs."
(http://www.sleepfoundation.org/about.html; accessed 7/10/02)
Corporate sponsors of NSF's 2002 National Sleep Awareness Week program
include:
Sanofi-Synthelabo
Sealy
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
Élan
Cephalon
HotSpring Portable Spas
Devilbiss
Orphan Medical
ResMed
Respironics
Sepracor
(http://www.sleepfoundation.org/nsaw/sponsors.html; accessed 7/10/02)
Some of its previous corporate sponsors include:
Seale
Glaxo Wellcome
Select Comfort Corporations
Mallinckrodt, Inc.
MedAscend
(National Sleep Foundation 2000 Annual Report, "The Year in Sleep," on
file at CSPI; accessed 7/10/02)
According to a Washington Post article on sleep research, NSF has
received money from the makers of the sleeping pill Ambien to alert
people about an insomnia "public health crisis" as part of a marketing
campaign. (Washington Post, A2, 2/15/02)
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCE (NYAS)
Organizational goal: to advance understanding of science and
technology and to use that knowledge to solve problems within the New
York region and the world. NYAS, (www.nyas.org) according to it's 2000
annual report, receives money from the following corporations. (This
list does not include all sources of support)
(http://www.nyas.org/annualreport/ar2000/2000.pdf 6/11/01)
$100,000 and more
Pfizer Central Research
$25,000-$99,999
Carter Wallace Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
$10,000-$24,999
AT&T Foundation
Astra Zeneca
Hewlett-Packard Company
International Food Information Council
Johnson & Johnson
Keyspan Energy
Leboeuf, Lamb, Green, & Macare, LLP
Smithkline Beecham
Sumitomo Electric U.S.A., Inc.
SuperGen
Wine Institute
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
$5,000-$9,999
American Chemical Society, New York Section
Bionumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Company
The General Contractors Association of New York
Therakos
ZymoGenetics
NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY
Sponsors of its 1997 annual conference were: Coca-Cola, Hershey Foods,
Kraft Foods, SlimFast Foods. Also Knoll Pharmaceuticals. (Harper's
Magazine, March, 2000; p.150)
NUTRITION INFORMATION CENTER (Cornell University)
The group's Calcium Information Center is funded by Tums, and the
Garlic Information Center is funded by Kyolic. NIC issued a press
release "prepared in cooperation with" the International Bottled Water
Association." (Wash. Post, 12/15/98, Health, p. 16).
Did a study on nutrition confusion, supported by the National
Association of Margarine Manufacturers (1/13/00; Reuters Health)
OLDWAYS PRESERVATION & EXCHANGE TRUST.
Sponsors conferences to promote traditional diets. The 1/98 conference
in Boston was underwritten by the International Olive Oil Council,
Bertolli USA, California Avocado Commission, International Nut
Council, The Peanut Institute, The Wine Institute, Camere di Commercio
della Liguria, Greek Food & Wine Institute, Almond Board, Boston Beer,
and others. (Conference program materials)
ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY (ONS)
"A national organization of more than 30,000 registered nurses and
other healthcare professionals initiating and actively supporting
educational, legislative, and public awareness efforts to improve the
care of people with cancer." Online Core Sponsors include:
Amgen, Inc.
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
GlaxoSmithKline
Lilly Oncology
Purdue Pharma L.P.
(http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Login/Splash.xml; accessed 7/10/02)
The following companies have provided support to ONS in the form of
research grants:
Amgen
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Genentech
Jansen Pharmaceutica L.P.
Ortho Biotech, Inc.
Pharmacia Oncology
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Roxane Laboratories, Inc.
Schering Oncology Biotech
SmithKline Beecham
( http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/research.xml/Funded_Projects.xml,
http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/research.xml/2000_awardees.xml,
http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/research.xml/CLIR.xml, Research Grants;
accessed 7/10/02)
PARENTS AGAINST RITALIN
Founded by an independent distributor for Enrich International (a
subsidiary of Royal Numico, a major Dutch company), which markets
ephedra as a treatment for ADHD. (Washington Post, A15, 6/18/00)
RIPPE LIFESTYLE INSTITUTE
A research institution in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. "The various
divisions of Rippe Lifestyle Institute work with a diverse group of
clients and research sponsors from Fortune 500 companies to major
publishers to small non-profit foundations." A partial list of
"clients" includes: Astra Pharmaceuticals, Ciba Geigy, Bozell Public
Relations, Cone Communications, Edelman Worldwide, Fleishman-Hillard
Communications, Golin-Harris Communications, Hill & Knowlton,
International Health and Racquet Sports Association, Ketchum Public
Relations, Key Pharmaceuticals, Nabisco/Knox Division, National
Cattlemen's Beef Association, Novartis, Pfizer, Pharmanex, Inc. (a
division of NuSkin), Roche Laboratories, Inc., Schering Plough
Corporation, Stratus KPR, VM Frantz & Co., Whitehall Laboratories.
(http://www.rippelifestyle.com/rli/clients.html; October 8, 2000)
According to its web site, RLI proposed and Nabisco accepted a
research project to conduct a study to provide the strongest possible
evidence of the benefits, if any, from daily consumption of Knox
Nutrajoint. (http://www.rippelifestyle.com/rli/case_studies/nabisco.html;
October 8, 2000)
RISK SCIENCES AND PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE
Located in Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public
Health, the Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute is "dedicated to
the protection of health through education, service and research in
risk and policy." (http://www.jhsph.edu/RiskSciences/About_the_Institute/index.html;
accessed 9/19/02) The institute was established with a $1.85 million
grant from CSX Corp., an East Coast rail and freight company.
(Baltimore Sun, 10/10/95, p. B2)
SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
Based in Arlington, VA, the project "was founded in 1990 by
atmospheric physicist S. Fred Singer on the premise that sound,
credible science must form the basis for health and environmental
decisions..." (http://www.sepp.org/abtsepp.html; accessed 10/11/01)
Received $10,000 from the ExxonMobil.
(http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/public_info.html; accessed
6/27/01)
SENSE OF SMELL INSTITUTE (SOSI)
A "global resource relating to the sense of smell and its importance
to human psychology, behavior and quality of life. [SOSI] sponsors
innovative scientific research and provides information resources to
the public, corporate and academic sectors. [SOSI] also sponsors and
conducts educational and public outreach programs."
Current sponsors include:
AromaSys
Olay
Haarmann & Reimer
Pochet of America, Inc.
Conde Nast
Valois
Avon
Givaudan
Johnson & Johnson
L'Oreal USA
Firmenich
Coty
Past corporate sponsors include:
Aromatique, Inc.
Caswell Massey
Chanel, Inc.
The Dial Corporation
Christian Dior Parfums
Fragrance Resources, Inc.
Parfums Givenchy, Inc.
Estee Lauder International, Inc.
Parfums Nina Ricci
Florasynth, Inc.
(http://www.senseofsmell.org/about/sponsors.asp; accessed 5/21/02)
SHAPE UP AMERICA
Conference on "Diabesity," March 24-25, 2001, financially supported by
Aventis, Dairy Management Inc., Kellogg Company, NatraTaste,
Ortho-McNeil, RIVA Market Research, Ross Nutrition, Tanita Corporation
of America Inc., The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ethicon
Endo-Surgery, Inc., Novartis Nutrition. (Information from publicity
flyer)
Founded by former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Its Web page has
noted support from corporations, but doesn't list them.
(http://www.senseofsmell.org/about/sponsors.asp, 10/19/00)
It has accepted $100,000 from Wyeth-Ayerst. (Newark Star-Ledger,
2/17/97)
"Sponsors like Weight Watchers International, the Campbell Soup
Company, the Heinz Foundation, Time magazine, and the Kellogg Company
have agreed to contribute $1 million each over three years to the
campaign." (NYT, 12/5/94, p. A20)
In February, 1995, Slim*Fast Foods Company paid for a one-page
free-standing insert in Sunday newspapers; the insert featured Shape
Up America on one side and an ad for Ultra Slim*Fast with the Shape
Up America logo on the other. (FSI in CSPI's files)
Other million-dollar original sponsors include: Jenny Craig,
Slim*Fast; a special project was sponsored by the National Cattleman's
Beef Association (information from Hill & Knowlton, which represents
Dr. Koop, in phone call to CSPI's M. Jacobson).
SHORT ROTATION WOODY CROPS OPERATIONS WORKING GROUP
The Group is dedicated to promoting woody crop research. A partnership
between the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak
Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the industry-funded National Council
for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), and university researchers,
the organization is supported in part by industry. The organization
receives funding from the BASF, B.B. Hobbs, Boise Cascade, Dupont
Forestry Products, Morbark, Netafim Irrigation, Rain Bird
Agri-Products, Toro Ag/Drip In Irrigation, and Westvaco.
(http://www.woodycrops.org/; accessed 6/11/01)
SOCIETY FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION
Based in Washington, D.C., the society "is dedicated to promoting
healthy, sustainable food choices and has a vision of healthy people
in healthy communities." (http://www.sne.org/; accessed 10/11/01)
Sponsors of the Society's 2001 annual conference
California Dairy Council
California Dried Plum Board
California WIC Program
Dairy Council of Wisconsin
Dole Food
Food Marketing Institute
General Mills
Kellogg
Medela
Monsanto
National Food Processors Association
National Pork Producers Council
National Soft Drink Association
Nestle
Procter and Gamble
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Stonyfield Farm
(SNE 34th Annual Conference Proceedings program, on file at CSPI)
SOCIETY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
According to its website, the mission of the Society for Women's
Health Research is to improve the health of women through research.
The Corporate Advisory Council of the society aims to "bridge the gap
between the health care industry and the women's health community. . .
. The mission of the CAC is to engage the resources of the health care
industry and its suppliers in collaboration with the Society to
spearhead changes to improve women's health and research."
Corporate Advisory Council Members
3M
Abbott Laboratories
AdvancePCS
AmericasDoctor
Amgen
AstraZeneca
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Barr Laboratories, Inc.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Bayer Corporation
Berlex Laboratories, Inc.
Boston Scientific Corp.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
The Chlorine Chemistry Council
Cytyc Corporation
Digene Corporation
Dow Corning Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company
GE Medical Systems
GlaxoSmithKline
Gynecare
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
IRIS - Global Clinical Trial Solutions
Johnson & Johnson
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Medtronic, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Novartis Corporation
Organon Inc.
Ortho Biotech
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Pharmacia
Playtex Products, Inc.
PPD
Procter & Gamble
Roche
Schering-Plough Corporation
Solvay Pharmaceuticals
SynerMed Communications
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(http://www.womens-health.org/contribution/CAC.htm; accessed 2/24/03)
In April of 2002 the society held a black-tie event in Washington, DC
themed "Coming of Age," a salute to the vibrancy of middle aged women.
According to a January 2003 Washington Monthly article, "The whole
event had been underwritten by the pharmaceutical company Wyeth, which
also happens to manufacture Prempro, the drug most widely used in
hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for post-menopausal women. . . .
Some participants were taken aback. 'Without mentioning Wyeth,' says
one, 'It was like they were doing an ad for Wyeth.' . . . A week
later, Wyeth presented the society with a $250,000 check at a special
event celebrating the 60th anniversary of Premarin, the company's
other HRT drug." ("Hot Flash, Cold Cash," Washington Monthly Online,
January/February 2003)
TRUST TO REACH EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE (TREE)
A foundation of the National Association of Secondary School
Principals, TREE "promotes equity and excellence in student
achievement for disadvantaged youth and their schools...[by] mak[ing]
grants to tax-exempt accredited school districts and individual public
and private schools, grades 6-12. " TREE accepts funding from
foundations, corporations, and individuals. According to its website,
the Coca-Cola Company and the National Soft Drink Association, among
others, are supporting organizations. (http://tree.principals.org/;
accessed 7/02/02)
TUFTS CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT
An academic, non-profit research group affiliated with Tufts
University, Medford, MA. Founded in 1976, the Center's mission "is to
provide strategic information for drug developers, regulators, and
policy makers on improving the quality and efficiency of
pharmaceutical development, research, and utilization."
(http://csdd.tufts.edu/; accessed 6/5/02) According to its 2001
brochure "the Tufts Center is funded principally by unrestricted
contributions from pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies,
contract research organizations [and] trade associations." (TCSDD
Brochure, 2001, on file at CSPI; accessed 6/5/02) Some of these
sponsors include Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth-Ayerst Research, Johnson &
Johnson-Merck, Purdue Pharma, L.P.
(http://csdd.tufts.edu/About/SponsorsSay.asp; accessed 7/10/02)
TUFTS UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF NUTRITION SCIENCE AND POLICY
Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy held a
conference on fat-modified foods, December 7-9, 1997, that was
underwritten by Procter & Gamble. P&G paid Tufts at least $50,000 in
addition to the costs of the conference, according to Tufts' Jim
Tillotson. [conversation with CSPI/M. Jacobson, Nov. 1999].
Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy's website,
Tufts University Nutrition Navigator, is underwritten by a grant from
Kraft Foods, Inc. (Website, December 18, 1997) Several of the people
who oversee the web site have been industry consultants.
"Tufts University and Women First HealthCare introduce
first-of-its-kind dietary supplement line for women over 45." (PR
Newswire; June 16, 2000) Tufts School of Nutrition Science and Policy
informed CSPI (June 2000; August 2000) that the royalties are split
among four entities: the Faculty, the department, the School of
Nutrition Science and Policy, and Tufts University. Their research was
sponsored entirely by a grant from Women-First Health Care, which is
the company they collaborated with, and while they own the license to
the product, Women-First have right of first refusal.
VEGETARIAN SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
A registered charity of the United Kingdom that "offers an independent
voice dedicated to promoting and providing information on a vegetarian
diet." The Vegetarian Society's 'A Whole World of Taste' booklet, an
accompaniment to their 2002 National Vegetarian Week, was supported by
Canned Food UK, CCL Foods PLC, Discovery Foods Ltd, Fayrefield Foods
Ltd, Marlow Foods Ltd, The Mushroom Bureau, and Odysea Ltd.
(http://www.vegsoc.org/nvw/presspac.html; accessed 7/12/02; Email from
The Vegetarian Society to CSPI, on file at CSPI; accessed 7/12/02)
WATER QUALITY & HEALTH COUNCIL (WQHC)
Established in 1992 as the Public Health Advisory Board, WQHC's
mission is "to promote science-based practices and policies to enhance
water quality and health by advising industry, health professionals,
policy makers and the public." The WQHC is "sponsored by the Chlorine
Chemistry Council®."(http://www.c3.org/about_ccc/phab.html &
http://www.waterandhealth.org/about/index.html; accessed 7/10/02)
WHARTON RISK MANAGEMENT AND DECISION PROCESSES CENTER
The Center's mission is to "carry out a program of basic and applied
research to promote effective policies and programs for
low-probability events with potentially catastrophic consequences. The
Center is especially concerned with natural and technological hazards
and with the integration of industrial risk management policies with
insurance." (http://grace.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/; accessed 9/19/02)
Corporate Associates of the Center:
ACE USA
American Re-Insurance Services
ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc.
DuPont
XL Environmental (formerly ECS, Inc.)
Enron Wholesale Services
Johnson & Johnson Safety and Industrial Hygiene
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Risk Management Solutions, Inc.
Rohm and Haas Company
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Sun Company, Inc.
Swiss Reinsurance Company
Tillinghast-Towers Perrin
Zurich Insurance Company
(http://grace.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/corplist.html; accessed 9/19/02)
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Universities with Corporate Ties
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
SILVICULTURAL HERBICIDE COOPERATIVE
The Cooperative was founded in 1980 at Auburn University, Auburn, AL,
to research herbicide use in tree farming. In 1999, the Cooperative
received $9,100 from each of the following companies: Champion
International, Westvaco, Weyerhaeuser, The Timber Company, Boise
Cascade, Temple-Inland, Rayonier, Foley Timber and Land, Gulf States
Paper, and Mead Coated Board. In 1999, the Cooperative also received
$4,550 from each of the following companies: American Cyanamid,
Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, E.I. Dupont Agriculture Products, and
Novartis. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research Council Report No. 7:
A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf; accessed
6/12/01)
SOUTHERN FORESTRY NURSERY MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE
The Cooperative was established in 1970 at Auburn University, Auburn,
AL, to research tree seedling production and use. In 1999, the
Cooperative received $7,800 from each of the following companies:
Bowater, Champion International, International Paper, Louisiana
Pacific, Westvaco, Weyerhaeuser, The Timber Company, Boise Cascade,
Temple-Inland, Malpus, Stone Smurfit, U.S. Alliance, Plum Creek,
Rayonier, International Forest, and the Bosch Nursery. (Southern
Industrial Forestry Research Council Report No. 7: A Review of
Cooperative Forestry Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf; accessed
6/12/01)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
BOSTON COLLABORATIVE DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
The Collaborative was established in 1966 and conducts "studies in the
field of pharmaco-epidemiology using large automated patient
databases." (http://www.bu.edu/bcdsp/ accessed 10/23/01) Supported in
part by grants from Astra AB, Bayer AG, Berlex Laboratories, Boots
Healthcare International, Glaxo Wellcome, Hoffmann-La Roche, RW
Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, McNeil Consumer Products
Company, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. (J. Clin. Pharmacol.
2000;50:46)
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY
"The George Washington University Center for Health Services Research
and Policy is dedicated to providing policymakers, public health
officials, health care administrators, and advocates with the
information and ideas they need to improve access to quality,
affordable health care."
Funders include:
Abbott Laboratories
Agouron Pharmaceuticals
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Carnegie Corporation
Dupont Pharmaceuticals
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
HMA, Inc.
Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
The Merck Company Foundation
Pfizer, Inc.
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
(http://www.gwhealthpolicy.org/about.htm; accessed 2/24/03)
MISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
See NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
SOUTHEAST DAIRY FOODS RESEARCH CENTER (SDFRC)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
See Also MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
SOUTHEAST DAIRY FOODS RESEARCH CENTER (SDFRC)
"One of six National [Dairy Research] Centers, [the SDFRC is] funded
and managed by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), a non-profit management
organization formed in 1995 by the National Dairy Board (NDB) and the
United Dairy Industry Association. One of DMI's main investment areas
is basic and applied research relating to dairy products and
nutrition. DMI, through its competitive and directed research
programs, develops a National Research Plan and implements projects in
cheese, butter, milkfat and fluid milk. . . .
The Operational Advisory Committee (OAC) advises the Center on overall
policies and program goals and develops short and long-term research
objectives. . . .
The following companies are SDFRC industrial (OAC) members:
Davisco, International, Inc.
Dean Foods
Hershey Foods Corp.
Kraft Foods
Land 'O Lakes, Inc.
Rhodia, Inc."
(http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/food_science/sdfrc/sdfrc.html; accessed
2/24/03)
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
TREE GENETIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH COOPERATIVE
The Cooperative is working to develop genetically-engineered trees at
Oregon State University, Corvallis. The group has obtained permits to
grow genetically-modified trees, including research on trees resistant
to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide. In 1999, corporate donors included
Aracruz Cellulose, Alberta Pacific, International Paper, Potlatch,
Westvaco, and Weyerhauser. (http://www.fsl.orst.edu/tgerc/; accessed
7/16/01)
TEXAS A&M
ELECTRON BEAM FOOD RESEARCH FACILITY
This facility, housed on the Texas A&M University campus, is funded by
a $10 million investment from the SureBeam Corporation.
(http://ifse.tamu.edu/E-beam/facility.html; accessed 9/24/02)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
GLOBAL CLIMATE AND ENERGY PROJECT (G-CEP)
A research collaboration whose mission is to study commercially viable
technologies that foster the development of a global energy system
where greenhouse emissions are much lower than today. According to a
New York Times article, the G-CEP was founded by grants of $100
million from ExxonMobil, $50 million from General Electric, $50
million from E.ON, a large German energy company with nuclear and
conventional power plants, and $25 million from Schlumberger. (NY
Times, 11/21/02, p. A26)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA
DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT
"A professional school aimed at training graduate students in
rigorous, interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problem
solving . . . . [The school is also involved in] the study of
humankind's impact on natural resources and other environmental
problems, and finding solutions based on a legal, political, and
business context." (http://www.esm.ucsb.edu/about/index.html; accessed
9/27/02)
Strategic partners include:
Armstrong
Milliken Carpet
Johnson Controls
Pacific Earth Resources
Parker Boiler Co.
Powerlight
Sarnafil, US
Southern California Edison
To Market
Valley Crest Tree Company
Waterless, Co.
(http://www.esm.ucsb.edu/about/strategic_partners.html; accessed
9/27/02)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
COOPERATIVE FOREST GENETICS RESEARCH PROGRAM
The Cooperative was established in 1954 at the University of Florida's
School of Forest Resources and Conservation in Gainesville to develop
genetically-improved varieties of southern pines. In 1999, it received
$8,800 from each of the following corporations: Champion
International, Foley Timber and Land, International Paper, Packaging
Corporation of America, Rayonier, Smurfit-Stone Container, The Timber
Company, and Weyerhaeuser. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research
Council Report No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the
South; http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf;
accessed 6/12/01)
DEFENSE GENES IN FOREST TREES PROGRAM
The Program was established in 1997 at the University of Florida's
School of Forest Resources and Conservation in Gainesville to perform
genetic research on forest trees. In 1999, it received $20,000 from
each of the following companies: International Paper, Rayonier, Union
Camp, and Westvaco. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research Council
Report No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf; accessed
6/12/01)
FOREST BIOLOGY RESEARCH COOPERATIVE
The Cooperative was founded at the University of Florida's School of
Forest Resources and Conservation in Gainesville in 1996 to improve
tree farm productivity. In 1999, it received $15,000 from each of the
following corporations: Champion International, Foley Timber and Land,
International Paper, Packaging Corporation of America, Rayonier, and
The Timber Company. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research Council
Report No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf accessed;
6/12/01)
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
CONSORTIUM FOR ACCELERATED PINE PRODUCTION
The Consortium was established in 1997 at the University of Georgia's
Warnell School of Forest Resources in Athens to research pine
plantation management techniques. In 1999, the Consortium received
$10,000 from the following companies: Boise Cascade, Champion
International, Gilman Paper, International Paper, Jefferson Smurfit,
Mead Coated Board, Rayonier, Temple-Inland, The Timber Company, US
Alliance, Westvaco, and Weyerhaeuser. (Southern Industrial Forestry
Research Council Report No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry
Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf; accessed
6/12/01)
PLANTATION MANAGEMENT RESEARCH COOPERATIVE
The Cooperative was established in 1976 to research tree plantation
management techniques. Located at the University of Georgia's Warnell
School of Forest Resources in Athens, in 1999, the Cooperative
received $8,750 from the following corporations: Boise Cascade,
Champion International, Foley Timber and Land Company, Gilman Paper,
International Paper, Jefferson Smurfit, Mead Coated Board, Rayonier,
Temple-Inland, Tenneco Packaging, The Timber Company, Westvaco, and
Weyerhaeuser. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research Council Report
No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf; accessed
6/12/01)
WOOD QUALITY CONSORTIUM
The Consortium was established in 1999 at the University of Georgia's
Warnell School of Forest Resources in Athens to study fast-growing
plantation pines. In 1999, the Consortium received $8,000 from each of
the following companies: Boise Cascade, Champion International, Mead,
Rayonier, Smurfit-Stone Container, Temple-Inland, The Timber Company,
and Weyerhaeuser. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research Council
Report No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the South;
http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf; accessed
6/12/01)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
"Received a five-year $500,000 unrestricted neuroscience research
grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for research in the
neurobiology, pharmacology and treatment of schizophrenia and related
psychotic disorders."
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY AND STATE UNIVERSITY
LOBLOLLY PINE GROWTH AND YIELD RESEARCH COOPERATIVE
The Cooperative was founded in 1979 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg to
research pine cultivation. In 1999, the Cooperative received $9,800
from each of the following companies: Boise Cascade, Bowater Inc.,
Champion International, International Paper, Mead, The Timber Company,
Temple-Inland, James M. Vardaman & Company, Westvaco, Weyerhaeuser,
and Willamette Industries. (Southern Industrial Forestry Research
Council Report No. 7: A Review of Cooperative Forestry Research in the
South; http://www.afandpa.org/forestry/Science/SIFRC_rep7v2.pdf;
accessed 6/12/01)
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
CENTER FOR BIOETHICS
According to its website, the Center for Bioethics is involved in
bioethics research and its deployment in the ethical, efficient, and
compassionate practice of the life sciences and medicine.
It receives funding support from AstraZeneca, Cephalon, Chiron
Corporation, Du Pont, Fujisawa Healthcare, Genomics Collaborative,
GlaxoSmithKline, Independence Blue Cross, Johnson & Johnson, Merck &
Co., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Schering-Plough
Corporation. Corporate funding makes up 4% of the total budget for the
center. (http://www.med.upenn.edu/bioethic/funds/; accessed 2/24/03)
Marcel Bagley, CEO of The Bagley Group (www.TheBagleyGroup.com), a
public relations and communications boutique, has created a non-profit
organization called The A-to-Z Foundation (www.AtoZFoundation.com) to
be the liaison between Wall Street and Main Street by raising $1
Million from Corporate America to be distributed among each of the 50
State Commissions for Volunteer and Community Service.
http://www.xpresspress.com/news/atoz_090302.html
TFP and New England ACH Association Expand Anti-Fraud Service to
Eastern U.S.
About TFP
TFP, a division of Thomson Media, is a leading provider of data and
software solutions for financial and corporate institutions worldwide.
Our goal is to improve the efficiency of our clients by providing
customized data solutions covering multiple functional areas,
including payments, compliance, vendor interfaces and marketing. TFP's
product lines include Check Operations, Marketing Services, Payments
STP, Reference Tools for Banking and Risk Reduction. TFP's solutions
assist in accurately originating payments to realize higher STP rates;
facilitating the repair of rejected transactions; ensuring compliance
with regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Treasury's OFAC and FinCEN's
Currency and Wire Reporting; avoiding money laundering, fraud and
other perilous business practices; and, facilitating the automated
exchange of operational data between financial institutions. TFP
maintains the most authoritative and comprehensive databases of
financial institutions globally and has been the official routing
number registrar for the American Bankers Association since 1911. For
more information, visit TFP on the Internet at www.tfp.com or call
(847) 676-9600.
About NEACH
The New England ACH Association (NEACH) is a non-profit association
that helps members originate and receive ACH transactions, and
provides products, services, education and marketing to increase the
acceptance, use and quality of electronic transactions. NEACH has 650
financial institution members and 100 non-financial associate members
throughout New England
http://www.thomsonmedia.com/pressreleases/2002archives/20020923TFP.html
Rochester, NYJuly 22, 2002 In the most recent consumer research
study by Witeck-Combs Communications and Harris Interactive®, a
national cross-section of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
respondents (GLBT) signaled they tend to prefer popular product
brands, indulge themselves, and seek product upgrades in higher
proportion than their non-gay counterparts. In addition, their
intention to seek laser eye surgery and laser hair removal tested at
least twice as high as non-GLBT consumers.
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newscats.asp?NewsID=478
Genentech will collaborate with Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), a
non-profit foundation created by the Dan and Steve Case (chairman of
AOL/Time Warner) families, to develop new therapies specifically
designed to treat patients with brain cancer and move these therapies
as rapidly as possible into the clinic.
http://www.gene.com/gene/news/press-releases/detail.jsp?detail=4967
PHARSIGHT EXTENDS CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OF CLINICAL DATA INTERCHANGE
STANDARDS CONSORTIUM (CDISC)
Pharsight Joins with Leading Pharmaceutical Companies and Information
Technology Providers in Developing Standards for Accelerating Drug
Development
http://www.pharsight.com/news/release.php?news_id=53
Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol
Commissioner Marjorie B. Tiven, Sister Cities Program President
Ambassador Nancy E. Soderberg and NYC & Company President & CEO
Cristyne L. Nicholas today announced statements to promote tourism
between New York and its nine sister cities during the first ever New
York Sister City Summit
The mission of the Sister City Program of the City of New York, Inc.,
a not-for-profit 501c(3) organization, is to support the Mayoral
initiative that seeks creative solutions to municipal challenges
through business, security and cultural exchanges between New York
City and its nine international Sister Cities.
http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=891
The Promotion Marketing Association Announces Formation of Event
Marketing Council Study Reveals $234 Billion Spent on Consumer
Promotion
The Promotion Marketing Association (PMA), the leading non-profit
trade association representing the $350 billion promotion marketing
industry, announced today the launch of its Event Marketing Council,
formed to provide its member companies - both marketer and supplier -
with a platform to support and communicate the growing importance of
event marketing among consumers, marketers and suppliers
http://www.pmalink.org/about/press_releases/release49.asp
YAHOO! TO SPONSOR ONE SHOW INTERACTIVE
Prestigious Ad Competition Creates New Innovative Marketing Category
Also Sponsored by Yahoo!
http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1042.html
THE NPD GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES DATA ALLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL
HOUSEWARES ASSOCIATION
PORT WASHINGTON, NY and ROSEMONT, IL January 15, 2000
International Housewares Association, the non-profit, full-service
voice of the U.S. housewares industry, announced they have selected
NPD HomeTrakâ and NPD INTELECTâ services as their sole housewares and
home appliance retail sales tracking information suppliers
http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_010116a.htm
July 10, 2000 New York, NYCMA, the German Agricultural Marketing
Board, held a press conference on July 10, 2000 at the German House in
New York City to announce their annual North American marketing
program. Mr. Peter Krebs, Chairman of the Board of CMA Germany,
announced an additional $1.25 million dollar strategic program, which
will open and expand the sales channels in the Unites States for high
quality German products
http://www.cmanorthamerica.org/word/press-milliondollar.doc
TOY FAIR Exhibitors and Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc.
Partner To Donate Merchandise To Local Charities
New York, NY, March 27 - Toy Industry Association (TIA) and Kids In
Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) announced the results of a
donation campaign conducted at this year's TOY FAIR held in New York
City
http://www.toyfair.org/AITF/release-kids02.html
Ericsson Internet community Award (ERICA) Seeks creative ideas for
building Internet communities
More than USD$250,000 in cash and in-kind Web development services
will be donated to selected non-profit organisations that win the
Ericsson Internet Community Award (ERICA), the first-ever
international awards program designed to help non-profit organisations
realise the power of the Internet.
http://www.ericsson.co.nz/press/1999/19990111_erica.shtml
Free Program Counteracts Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising Targeted to
Youth
February 5, 2003 - (Huntsville, AL) Today's teens learn more about
alcohol and tobacco from advertising than anywhere else, according to
the Alliance Counteracting Alcohol and Tobacco Advertising Targeting
Youth (A.C.A.T.A.).
To offset this trend, Partnership for a Drug-Free Community and ACATA
are offering a free program called "What's the Message" for middle
school students.
http://www.partnershipforadrug-freecommunity.org/press_020503.html
Detroit, Michigan - March 3, 2003 - Ron Krupitzer, senior director,
automotive applications for the American Iron and Steel Institute
(AISI) today announced the promotion of Ms. Deanna S. Lorincz to
Manager, Automotive Communications. In her work for the AISI
Automotive Applications Committee, Ms. Lorincz will manage strategic
marketing, public relations, media relations and advertising.
http://www.autosteel.org/press_room/2003_dsl_promotion.htm
Moody's Awards NCEE Major Grant to Develop Investor Education
Curriculum for Students in Grades 4-12
http://www.ncee.net/news/story.php?story_id=24
New York City, New YorkAt the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today,
John P. Walters, Director of the Office National Drug Control Policy
(ONDCP), announced the creation of a new effort -- Parents. The
Anti-Drug. @Work Program -- to encourage the nation's businesses to
educate employees about youth drug prevention
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