World Sugar Research Organisation
The World Sugar Research Organisation is the international lobbying arm of the sugar industry.
In 1996 and 1997 it ran a campaign to manipulate science and to fix the results of WHO/FAO expert reports . This was done in conjuction with an obscure organisation called the International Life Sciences Institute. With members from literally hundreds of food industry TNCs this is a key food industry lobby group. It was set up by and is funded by Coca Cola amongst others and pursues their interests on a global stage.
Website: http://www.wsro.org/
Spinwatch resources
- Alex Malaspina (ILSI), Fax to John Lupien, FAO, 21 June 1996.
- WSRO document 2 Fax from Riaz Khan, WSRO, to John Lupien, FAO, 18 July 1996.
- WSRO document 3 Fax from Riaz Khan, WSRO to Mr Bic, FAO 18 September 1996.
- WSRO document 4 Fax from Suzie Harris, ILSI to John Lupien, FAO, 5 November 1996.
- WSRO document 5 Fax from John Lupien, FAO, to Suzanne Harris, ILSI 6 November 1996.
- WSRO document 6 Email from Guy Nantel, to Suzie Harris, ILSI, cc John Lupien, FAO, 12 March 1997.
- WSRO document 7 'No link between sugar and lifestyle diseases, experts conclude, Page from FAO website, 25 June 1997
- WSRO document 8
- WSRO document 9
- WSRO document 10
- WSRO document 11
- WSRO document 12
- WSRO document 13
- WSRO document 14
- WSRO document 15
- WSRO document 16
Other sugar industry lobby groups
- Sugar Bureau, UK
Resources
- BBC, 'UN probes sugar industry claims' Friday, 8 October, 2004, 23:02 GMT 00:02 UK
- BBC Panorama, 'The trouble with sugar' Monday, 4 October 2004, 11:40 GMT 12:40 UK; Transcript of panorama programme; Watch Panorama episode
- Sarah Boseley 'WHO "infiltrated by food industry"' The Guardian Thursday January 9, 2003
- Sarah Boseley 'Sugar industry threatens to scupper WHO' The Guardian Monday April 21, 2003
- Sarah Boseley 'WHO 'buried' report to please food industry' The Guardian Wednesday November 3, 2004
- Liam McDougall, 'Sugar Wars; Obesity is a global crisis and at its heart is our love of sugary food' Sunday Herald, Feb 29, 2004.
- John Yudkin 'Attack is the best defence' Chapter 21 in Pure White and Deadly Penguin, 1988.
- Kath Dalmeny Sugar spin The Ecologist Date Published: 31 October 2003
