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Ex-General Mills employee alleges secret 1999 summit where executives discussed obesity

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published August 26, 2026 · Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark · How Big Food Tricks Moms: Former General Mills Insider Speaks Out | Lovebird Cereal's Parker Brook
Ex-General Mills employee alleges secret 1999 summit where executives discussed obesity
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
How Big Food Tricks Moms: Former General Mills Insider Speaks Out | Lovebird Cereal's Parker Brook

What was said

"There was actually a secret meeting in 1999 between the top 11 food executives at the time about obesity and how ultra ultrarocessed foods was causing obesity. And it was one executive, I believe his name was Harvey Mud from Craft Foods, who's who essentially was a whistleblower. Uh they ignored it and kept making this junk food."

Brooke alleges that senior executives from major food companies held a closed-door meeting in 1999 to discuss obesity and the role of ultra-processed foods, and that participants then continued business as usual. He identifies an alleged whistleblower as “Harvey Mud” from “Craft Foods”, but provides no documentation on-air.

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Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
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How Big Food Tricks Moms: Former General Mills Insider Speaks Out | Lovebird Cereal's Parker Brook
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