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Phil Sokolof - Wikipedia
. . . And Phil Sokolof
Credit to the LA Times (. . . And Phil Sokolof)
Phil Sokolof - Wikipedia
. . . And Phil Sokolof
A few years ago [around 1986] Sokolof founded the National Heart Savers Assn., for which he supplies almost all the funding. Late last year the association bought full-page newspaper ads that accused major food-manufacturing companies of "poisoning" consumers by using coconut and palm oils in many of their products. The ads drew a lot of public and corporate attention; at least one food company threatened a lawsuit. Now, though, the threats have disappeared. Phil Sokolof has pretty much won his crusade.
Last week Sokolof announced that he had been told by General Mills, Ralston Purina, Borden, Pillsbury and Quaker Oats that they would soon start replacing the coconut and palm oils in their products with vegetable oils containing unsaturated fat. Earlier four other food companies--Kellogg, Sunshine Biscuits, Pepperidge Farm and Keebler--had said that they would stop using the tropical oils
Credit to the LA Times (. . . And Phil Sokolof)