FROM: Sturgess, Frances Coulter
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SUBJECT: closing the list/exclusions
DATE: 02-28-97   19:22 EST
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I vote *no* on the exclusions.  The guidelines/courtesies are quite clear, and
I do not see how it could be enforced anyway if someone wants to "spy" and is
not using a computer address traceable to an ABM company.  I would hope we put
out enough positive info that *reps or whoever might learn something and do
what they can to improve the stuff* (DHA etc)

Lactivist and maybe others do try and exclude--and to my chagrin, if the
restrictions included folks who *benefited* from ABM money, well I have to
admit, I am a member of the American Dietetic Association and they admit quite
readily that they see *no* conflict of interest in accepting industry money
for scholarships, newsletters, conferences, etc--and so for that matter does
the Am Acd of Peds.  I don't agree with taking the money, but I have not
dumped my membership, either.  I am hoping that other "voices in the
wilderness" will join me in minimizing such funding, but its a long way off as
finding other funds is not easy.  The Center forScience in the Public Interest
proudly turns up its nose at outside funding, but they don't put on
conferences for CE or have nutrition hotlines/resources/publish journals etc.