Due out on October
29, The Fear Babe: Shattering Vani Hari’s Glass House, by Marc Draco,
Kavin Senapathy, and Mark Alsip, examines the claims and impact of Vani Hari,
better known as The Food Babe, a self-proclaimed “food activist” and New
York Times bestselling author who abhors biotechnology, thinks sugar is
“toxic”, is controversially famous for denouncing Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice
Latte for (gasp) not containing “real pumpkin”, and bullying Subway for using a
so-called “yoga mat chemical” in its bread.
The book, with foreword from University of Florida plant scientist Kevin
Folta, is a methodical point-by-point refutation of claims by the blogger and
her loyal “Food Babe Army”. Vani Hari, the self-styled investigator of what’s
“really in your food”, known for the statement,“There is just no acceptable level of any chemical
to ingest, ever”, has a tried-and-true formula: Identify a scary-sounding but
innocuous food ingredient (like carrageenan) or process, choose a company with
household name recognition (such as Starbucks), encourage followers to petition
(read: bully) the company and rake in affiliate fees and subscribers to her
$17.99 per month food guide……To Read More….
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