While the U.S. agencies responsible have worked well enough to make foods in the country consistently the safest in the world, there are food critics who declare some food form, additive or ingredient as dangerous and conjure up their own science to support their conclusions.Concentrated attacks on the food we eat, the manufacturers of that food and the farmers who grow the raw ingredients used to produce it have become one of the true growth industries during the last decade. Numerous so-called food critics have carved out lucrative careers by regularly initiating such attacks or joining in with those originated by others. When soliciting donations, a number of nonprofit organizations also make their claim of defending the ignorant, misled...