policia arty islamabad. the international life sciences institute in washington d.c. sounds harmless enough but behind the aisle s eyes mission statement of campaigning for a healthier world lies a powerful lobbying group it advises governments around the world regarding food safety and nutrition yet new media reports suggest it doesn't have consumers best interests at heart the institute offshoot in china is said to have influenced the government's anti obesity program resulting in guidelines that downplay the role of diet in india the i.s.i. reportedly got in the way of government efforts to flag a potentially unhealthy foods back in the eighty's and ninety's the institute also championed the tobacco industry's interests in europe and america and more recently it through its support behind the controversial chemical life aside saying there was no proof the substance was carcinogenic on its website c i as i claims it's a non profit organization aiming to improve human health well being as well as safeguarding the environment what is not on its website though is the n