Statement of CSPI Senior Nutrition Policy Counsel Jessica Almy February 10, 2016 The American restaurant industry gets many things wrong, but it’s starting to get this one thing right: kids’ menus shouldn’t be used to push soda on kids. We congratulate …
February 12, 2016 The House of Representatives passed on a vote of 266-144 the “Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act,” which would allow restaurants and other food establishments to make up their own serving sizes, deny customers calorie information on …
Per Capita Consumption Drops 27% From 1998 Peak March 29, 2016 Americans, eager to reduce their risk of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and tooth decay are continuing to cut down on their consumption of full-calorie soda, according to new data released …
Legislation Would Eliminate Tax Deductibility of Marketing Soda and Other Junk Foods to Children May 16, 2016 Coca-Cola says it won’t market soda to children under 12 and does not advertise on children’s television. But a new investigation from the Center …
Final Guidance from FDA Crowns 13-Year Effort to Bring Informed Choice to Chain Restaurants April 29, 2016 Calorie counts will be required to be provided on menus and menu boards at all chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or …
Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson May 5, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to reduce Americans’ risk of heart disease and stroke by reducing salt in our foods received another boost from industry today with Nestlé’s announcement …
Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett April 29, 2016 Thirty-three people got sick and four people died from a Listeria outbreak linked to packaged salad from Dole’s Springfield, OH, processing facility. That’s tragic, but as Food …
April 28, 2016 Former Wizards of Waverly Place star Selena Gomez is being urged not to participate in Coca-Cola’s “Share a Coke” campaign. The singer and actress, who has more than 42 million followers on Twitter, announced her participation in the viral …
Absent Further Details, There’s Less than Meets the Eye About McDonald’s “Cleaner” McNugget, Says CSPI April 28, 2016 Headlines yesterday and today gave the impression that McDonald’s is test-marketing Chicken McNuggets that are “cleaner,” “healthier,” “ …
Statement of CSPI Regulatory Affairs Director Laura MacCleery April 26, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration must ban pure, powdered caffeine and highly concentrated forms of liquid caffeine as an imminent public hazard. The deaths of two young men, Logan …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan April 22, 2016 The U.S. Department of Agriculture update of the meal patterns and nutrition guidelines for child care facilities that participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program will mean …
Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson April 21, 2016 Boulder, Colorado, is the latest U.S. city looking to put the health of its citizens above the profits of Big Soda. Local community members and organizations announced today they will seek to …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman April 21, 2016 The Food and Drug Administration’s long-sought decision to allow manufacturers to begin adding safe amounts of folic acid to corn masa flour is an important nutritional advance for women …
April 20, 2016 The World Public Health Nutrition Association, World Obesity Federation, Consumers International, and health groups from around the globe are calling on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to adopt and enforce a policy of not marketing sugar drinks to …
Statement of CSPI Senior Scientist Lisa Lefferts April 13, 2016 The decision by the Food and Drug Administration that it will consider withdrawing its approval of the ubiquitous toxic chemicals known as ortho-phthalates from use in food packaging and …
CSPI Releases Analysis of Heartland Food Products' Defense of Sucralose April 11, 2016 In February, the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest downgraded its safety rating of the artificial sweetener sucralose, also known by the brand name …
Agreement Adds "With Sweeteners" to Labels, Prohibits Health Claims in Connection with the Drink April 8, 2016 A court has given its final approval to a settlement agreement reached in a multi-year legal dispute over the marketing and advertising …
'Contemporary Vanities' at Lights of Soho, curated by Lee Sharrock, Director of Global Creative PR at Saatchi & Saatchi LONDON, LONDON, UK , May 16, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- LIGHTS OF SOHO PRESENTS CONTEMPORARY VANITAS CURATED BY LEE …
ALLENWOOD, NEW JERSEY, USA, May 16, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- We can experience new things without stress. When we make the decision to change what is and do something different, we are growing and learning and becoming more conscious. That’s what life is …
CLEARWATER, Fla., May 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) today announced that it has been named Intel Security’s Distribution Partner of the Year and a co-winner of the Community Service Leader of the Year award for 2016. …
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