Sound Bytes Regarding Rick Berman and the
Cent er
for Consumer Freedom
To the Center for Consumer Freedom, free choice means big profits—without
health warnings or accountability.
The Center for Consumer Freedom is a big name group with a small
membership and a few very large contributors. Most of the “donations”
go directly to Rick Berman, as executive director, or to his privately
owned public relations company, Berman and Company.
Berman denies product liability when it comes to tobacco, alcohol,
or unhealthy fast food. Not only does he deny the unhealthy aspects
of these products, but he attacks anyone who attempts to publicize
or educate the public about them.
Rick Berman is a nonprofiteer—he’s someone who makes
an unreasonable personal profit from donations to a nonprofit society.
“Is moving the majority of donations from a non-profit [that]
you control to a for-profit [that] you own what the IRS intended
for non-profit status?”
—VegSource Interactive Inc. President
Jeff Nelson
“The Center for Consumer Freedom has absolutely nothing to
do with consumers, but it has everything to do with maximizing profits
for major restaurant-and-bar chains.”
—CSPI Executive Director Michael Jacobson
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