Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson August 18, 2014 Of the several shortcomings of the Food and Drug Administration s oversight of food additives exposed in today s Washington Post, none is more glaring than the agency s lack of …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal June 25, 2014 The USDA has responsibility to make sure meat and poultry processors are held accountable for producing safe products. So consumers may be surprised to learn these businesses can …
Statement of CSPI Litigation Director Steve Gardner June 12, 2014 The Supreme Court's unanimous decision today in POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola Co. is a clear and unequivocal victory for consumers as well as competitors. The Court recognized that …
Statement of CSPI Senior Scientist Lisa Lefferts May 21, 2014 CSPI will be carefully reviewing the studies on Advantame. However, an initial concern is that in a key cancer study in mice, the number of mice that survived to the end of the study was below …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson April 10, 2014 Walmart s big move into organics means that more of our land will be farmed with organic methods and more Americans will have access to organic food at prices lower than they d find at …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson March 31, 2014 If obesity rates in the United States have indeed plateaued or leveled off, the gradual decline in soda consumption deserves at least some of the credit. Americans are turning away …
March 7, 2014 A bill pending in the Maryland General Assembly would improve the nutritional quality of children's meals at fast-food and other restaurants in the state by making healthy beverages the default choice. Under the legislation, HB 1255, …
Nutrition Action Healthletter Makes Choosing Easier November 15, 2013 Customers are confronted with choices as soon as they sit down at restaurants. Tacos or a burrito? Pizza or pasta? Noodles or rice? A special feature published today in the nonprofit …
CSPI Praises Historic Development in Fight Against Heart Disease November 7, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration has made a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oil is no longer generally recognized as safe for use in food. The move, …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson November 6, 2013 As we saw in Richmond and El Monte, California, it s hard for local health advocates to go head to head against Coca-Cola and the rest of the beverage lobby, which is able to pour …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson October 31, 2013 If there's any country that s paid a higher price for out-of-control soda consumption it is Mexico. Its citizens drink even more soda than Americans do, and Mexico has even …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan October 30, 2013 The announcement from Sesame Workshop and the First Lady is welcome news given that most all food marketed to children is of poor nutritional quality, and that children are eating …
100,000 People Sign Change.org Petition Urging Mars to Scrap Dyes, Linked to Hyperactivity in Children October 30, 2013 Appearing on NBC's Today Show yesterday, a mother of two from Jamestown, NY, urged Mars to take artificial dyes out of Americans…
CSPI Will Publish Nutrition Action Daily Tips and a Digital Companion to its Nutrition Action Healthletter October 28, 2013 The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest today launched NutritionAction.com, a digital companion to its award-winning …
Food Access and Food Insecurity Among Many Topics at 4,700 Events October 24, 2013 Officials and community leaders in Los Angeles observed Food Day by gathering at City Hall to celebrate progress made by institutions participating in the city's Good …
Apple Crunches, Local Food Festivals, and Campus Events Among Activities Highlighting Healthy, Affordable, Sustainable Food October 22, 2013 Organizers of the third annual Food Day expect to see more than 4,000 events in all 50 states on and about October …
Experts Say Perry Putting Her Young Fans at Greater Risk of Obesity, Diabetes October 18, 2013 Health organizations are calling on singer Katy Perry not to market Pepsi. The groups, who are gathered in Los Angeles for a Healthy Beverages Summit, say that …
Children Celebrate Food Day 2013 with Healthy Food Competitions, Classes, and Farm Shares October 17, 2013 Getting young people to cook is a major focus of the third annual Food Day, the nationwide celebration and movement for healthy, affordable, and …
In Europe, Most of the Colorings in M&M's are Natural October 16, 2013 A new petition on Change.org asks Mars, the maker of M&M's candies, to stop coloring its products with petroleum-based artificial food dyes. Sponsored by the Center for …
