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'''CCF selected campaigns''' is a subsection of the main SourceWatch article [[Center for Consumer Freedom]].
==Defending GMOs, Attacking Organic Foods==
On August 18, 2014, Dr. Joe Perrone published an op-ed in the ''Detroit News'' with a byline naming him as "the chief science officer at the Center for Accountability in Science, a project of the nonprofit Center for Organizational Research and Education." The op-ed claimed, in part, "When it comes to organic foods versus genetically modified foods, the scientific consensus overwhelmingly says that nutritionally they're essentially the same and genetically modified foods are perfectly safe to eat" and urged readers to "consider the source of your information."<ref>Dr. Joe Perrone, Center for Accountability in Science, Center for Organizational Research and Education, [http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140818/OPINION01/308180003/Read-some-skepticism Read with Some Skepticism], ''Detroit News'', August 18, 2014.</ref>
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which publishes BermanExposed.org, wrote that "readers should follow... Dr. Perrone’s advice when evaluating his work. CAS is the latest project hatched by corporate PR man Richard Berman, who over the years has used a series of shadowy nonprofits to defend the interests of restaurants, food and booze companies, and the tobacco industry.... CAS’s targets include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – all previous Berman targets.<ref name="CREW">Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, [http://www.citizensforethics.org/blog/entry/berman-enlists-industry-scientist-for-center-accountability-in-science Berman Enlists Industry Scientist for Latest Project, Flip-Flops on Cancer Risk of Tanning], organizational blog entry, August 22, 2014.</ref>
CREW also notes, "Dr. Perrone also has a long record of industry work. He used to run a consulting company, previously worked at Becton, Dickinson, and Company, a medical technology company, and has been an adviser to several other companies, including Biomedical Enterprises and FASgen.<ref name="CREW"/>
The new project's website is accountablescience.com, and its [https://www.facebook.com/periodicfables/info Facebook page], created on August 5, 2014, is active.
==Attacking Environmental Advocacy Groups==
