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'''Alex Avery''', the son of [[Dennis Avery]], is the director of research and education with the Center for Global Food Issues at the [[Hudson Institute]],<ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.cgfi.org/about/aavery_bio.htm| publisher= Center for global food issues | title = Alex Avery | language = English | accessdate = 9 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> where he conducts research on the environmental impacts of different [[farming]] systems. Avery is an outspoken critic of [[organic food]] and [[organic farming|farming]] and has compared their supporters to [[Hezbollah]] <ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-avery073103.asp | publisher= ''National Review'' | title = Kill thy neighbor | accessdate = 28 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> because of what he perceives as their religious zeal and unwillingness to compromise. He is also the author of ''The Truth About Organic Foods'',<ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.thetruthaboutorganicfoods.org| publisher= Henderson| title = The Truth About Organic Foods| language = English | accessdate = 19 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.tvrgroup.de/| publisher= TVR Group| title = Die Wahrheit uber Bio-Lebensmittel| language = German| accessdate = 19 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> a controversial<ref>{{cite journal|last=McHughen|first=Alan|date=May 5, 2007|title=Toppling the organic house of cards |journal=Nature Biotechnology|volume=25|issue=5|pages=522|url=www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n5/full/nbt0507-522.html|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref><!-- First words of review are: "Alex Avery's controversial The Truth About Organic Foods begins..." --> book critical of the organic food movement, published by Henderson Communications, a small agribusiness consulting group and independent agricultural-oriented publisher. |
'''Alex Avery''', the son of [[Dennis Avery]], is the director of research and education with the Center for Global Food Issues at the [[Hudson Institute]],<ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.cgfi.org/about/aavery_bio.htm| publisher= Center for global food issues | title = Alex Avery | language = English | accessdate = 9 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> where he conducts research on the environmental impacts of different [[farming]] systems. Avery is an outspoken critic of [[organic food]] and [[organic farming|farming]] and has compared their supporters to [[Hezbollah]] <ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-avery073103.asp | publisher= ''National Review'' | title = Kill thy neighbor | accessdate = 28 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> because of what he perceives as their religious zeal and unwillingness to compromise. He is also the author of ''The Truth About Organic Foods'',<ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.thetruthaboutorganicfoods.org| publisher= Henderson| title = The Truth About Organic Foods| language = English | accessdate = 19 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url =http://www.tvrgroup.de/| publisher= TVR Group| title = Die Wahrheit uber Bio-Lebensmittel| language = German| accessdate = 19 December | accessyear = 2007 }}</ref> a controversial<ref>{{cite journal|last=McHughen|first=Alan|date=May 5, 2007|title=Toppling the organic house of cards |journal=Nature Biotechnology|volume=25|issue=5|pages=522|url=www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n5/full/nbt0507-522.html|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref><!-- First words of review are: "Alex Avery's controversial The Truth About Organic Foods begins..." --> book critical of the organic food movement, published by Henderson Communications, a small agribusiness consulting group and independent agricultural-oriented publisher. |
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Avery is a strong critic of organic agriculture. ''[[The New York Times]]'' pointed out that Avery's non-profit employer has received funding from [[Monsanto]], [[DowElanco]] and the [[Ag-Chem Equipment Company]].<ref name=nyt/> |
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Avery believes that organic foods "are clearly no safer, no more nutritious, no more healthful—there are zero advantages for consumers."<ref name=nyt>{{ cite web | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E6DA143CF935A25754C0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 |title=Eating Well: Is Organic Food Provably Better? | publisher = The New York Times | author=Marian Burros|date=[[July 16]] [[2003]]|accessdate = 27 December | accessyear = 2007}}</ref> He disputes the conclusions of studies finding health benefits as being unscientific, limited, or finding only minor, nutritionally irrelevant differences, and instead agrees with the USDA [http://www.foodsafety.wisc.edu/HotTopics/Should_I_Choose_Organic_Foods.html], the ADA (American Dietetic Association) [http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_4143_ENU_HTML.htm], the Mayo Clinic [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/organic-food/NU00255] as well as the industry-funded<ref>http://www.nutrition.org.uk/upload/BNF%20Annual%20Report0405(5).pdf</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Cannon|first=Geoffrey|date=1986-01-25|title=Taking Money From the Devil|journal=British Medical Journal|volume=292|issue=6515|pages=270-271|url=http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=1339233&pageindex=2#page}}</ref> [[British Nutrition Foundation]] who say that there is no evidence organic foods are healthier or more nutritious.<ref name=bnf>{{ cite web | url =http://www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43§ionId=782&subSectionId=323&parentSection=299&which= |title=Organic foods | publisher = British Nutrition Foundation | |accessdate = 26 September | accessyear = 2008}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' pointed out that Avery's non-profit employer has received funding from [[Monsanto]], [[DowElanco]] and the [[Ag-Chem Equipment Company]].<ref name=nyt/> |
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He has appeared on or been quoted in TV and newspapers such as [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], [[Showtime]] ([[Penn & Teller]]'s show), the ''New York Times'', ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[USA Today]]''. Avery has written a chapter for a book on organic [[pesticide]]s published in 2007 by the [[American Chemical Society]]. Avery is also an Advisory Board Member for [[Hanover College]]'s Center for Free Inquiry. |
He has appeared on or been quoted in TV and newspapers such as [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], [[Showtime]] ([[Penn & Teller]]'s show), the ''New York Times'', ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[USA Today]]''. Avery has written a chapter for a book on organic [[pesticide]]s published in 2007 by the [[American Chemical Society]]. Avery is also an Advisory Board Member for [[Hanover College]]'s Center for Free Inquiry. |
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Revision as of 19:59, 4 May 2009
Alex Avery, the son of Dennis Avery, is the director of research and education with the Center for Global Food Issues at the Hudson Institute,[1] where he conducts research on the environmental impacts of different farming systems. Avery is an outspoken critic of organic food and farming and has compared their supporters to Hezbollah [2] because of what he perceives as their religious zeal and unwillingness to compromise. He is also the author of The Truth About Organic Foods,[3][4] a controversial[5] book critical of the organic food movement, published by Henderson Communications, a small agribusiness consulting group and independent agricultural-oriented publisher.
Avery is a strong critic of organic agriculture. The New York Times pointed out that Avery's non-profit employer has received funding from Monsanto, DowElanco and the Ag-Chem Equipment Company.[6]
He has appeared on or been quoted in TV and newspapers such as CNN, Fox News, Showtime (Penn & Teller's show), the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today. Avery has written a chapter for a book on organic pesticides published in 2007 by the American Chemical Society. Avery is also an Advisory Board Member for Hanover College's Center for Free Inquiry.
Publications
- The Truth About Organic Foods, November, 2006
- "The Environmental Safety and Benefits of Growth Enhancing Pharmaceutical Technologies in Beef Production," Center for Global Food Issues, November, 2007[7]
- "'Organic Abundance' report: fatally flawed," Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, December, 2007.
- "Food Wars," National Review Online, January, 2007[8]
- "Organic farming caused dust bowl," The Spokesman-Review.com, August 18, 2002.
- "Kill thy neighbor, Hezbollah and organic-food fanatics have some things in common," National Review [9]
- "The Deadly Chemicals in Organic Food," New York Post, June 2, 2001
- "Bring Back DDT, and Save Lives," Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2000
- "Infantile Methemoglobinemia: Reexamining the Role of Drinking Water Nitrates," Environmental Health Perspectives, July 1999
- "Red Meat Production Can Be Part of an Environmentally Sound Future," Journal of the American Dietetic Association, November, 1997
- "Farming to Sustain the Environment", Hudson Briefing Paper No. 190, Hudson, May 1996.
Notes
- ^ "Alex Avery". Center for global food issues. Retrieved 9 December.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Die Wahrheit uber Bio-Lebensmittel" (in German). TVR Group. Retrieved 19 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ McHughen, Alan (May 5, 2007). [www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v25/n5/full/nbt0507-522.html "Toppling the organic house of cards"]. Nature Biotechnology. 25 (5): 522. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Food Wars". National Review. Retrieved 19 December.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kill thy neighbor". National Review. Retrieved 28 December.
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