Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 5, 2016 Mars, Inc.’s bold action, announced today, that it will get synthetic food dyes out of its entire human food portfolio is a huge advance for parents and children and should serve as a …
New Animal Study Indicates Cancer Risk February 8, 2016 The Center for Science in the Public Interest has downgraded its safety rating of sucralose, the artificial sweetener also known by the brand name Splenda, from “caution” to “avoid” in the group’s …
"Carbonating the World" Tracks Soda Industry in Big Tobacco's Global Footprints February 9, 2016 With soda sales in a tailspin in the United States, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are borrowing a page from the tobacco industry playbook and investing …
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 …
February 18, 2016 “SAFETY WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.” That’s the message some of the nation’s leading experts on nutrition and public health would like to see on soda and other sugary …
Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 24, 2016 New Yorkers won an important victory today for their health. Today, State Supreme Court Judge Eileen Rakower ruled that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene can enforce …
Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 25, 2016 Despite what we know today about how sugar drinks, which include regular soda, fruit drinks, sweet tea, and sports or energy drinks, contribute to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and tooth …
Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson February 29, 2016 Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposal to tax soda at the rate of three cents per ounce deserves the support of all members of the city council. Soda is nutritionally worthless and …
Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson March 10, 2016 Scientists were surprised in 2002 to find high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, occurring naturally in many common foods, particularly French fries, bread, breakfast cereals, and other …
Proposed Warning Labels Are Needed to Inform Parents that Food Dyes Cause Behavioral Problems in Children March 15, 2016 Foods that contain Red 40, Yellow 5, or other synthetic food dyes should bear a label warning parents that the dyes can adversely …
March 16, 2016 Six candy companies whose brands include Brach’s, Lemonhead, Ghirardelli, Jelly Belly, Peeps, Mike and Ike, and Welch’s Fruit Snacks have agreed not to advertise to children under age 12, according to an announcement from the Council of …
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 …
March 30, 2016 PubMed, the federal database of abstracts from medical and life science journals, should disclose authors’ competing interests, according to 62 scientists and physicians from around the world. The experts, along with six organizations, today …
Uneven Results Point to Need for FDA Guidance, Says CSPI April 5, 2016 A market basket survey of 451 packaged and restaurant foods posted a slight four percent reduction in sodium over a 10-year period, despite long-standing concern among public health …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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