The Maine Sunday Telegram recently ran a full-page ad paid for by “The Center for Responsible Food Business,” concerning a supermarket, whose name was blacked out. It contained purported comments from customers and employees that were submitted to the “New England Consumer Alliance,” which had been running a campaign about Hannaford.

So, being curious, I visited the sites of both organizations. While both had nice looking, generic photos, and requests for people to submit comments and complaints, there was no background as to who these organizations are, the backers or the principals. Why is that?

Lawrence Jamieson
Portland