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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Salmonella and Campylobacter Performance Standards Move the Ball but Don't Cross the Goal Line

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett February 4, 2016 The new performance standards announced today by the Food Safety and Inspection Service should reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter contamination on ground chicken and turkey as …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Mars to Remove All Dyes from M&Ms and Other Foods

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

CSPI Downgrades Sucralose from "Caution" to "Avoid"

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Jack in the Box Removes Soda from its Kids Menus

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

House Passes Anti-Menu Labeling Bill that Would Keep Nutrition Information from Consumers

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:52 GMT

Scientists Support Warning Labels on Soda in NY State

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Judge Preserves New York City's Sodium Symbols on Menus

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Americans Guzzling too Much Soda, Despite Declines

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Philadelphia Mayor Proposes 3-Cent-Per-Oz Soda Tax

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

FDA Issues Guidance to Industry on Reducing Acrylamide in Foods

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

CSPI Asks for a New Warning Label on Synthetically Dyed Foods

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Six Candy Companies Pledge Not to Advertise to Kids Under 12

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Soda Sales Continue Nearly Twenty-Year Freefall

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 …

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Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

PubMed Urged to Include Funding Info, Conflicts of Interest with Study Abstracts

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Sodium Declines in Packaged and Restaurant Foods, Further Reductions Needed

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Vitaminwater Settlement Approved by Court

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Splenda Manufacturer Gets Facts Wrong on Cancer Study

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

FDA Considers Action to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals in Food

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

One-Year Countdown to Calorie Counts on Menus Starts Next Week

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 …

Distribution channels: Food & Beverage Industry
Published on May 16, 2016 - 15:51 GMT

Coke Markets to Children Despite Pledge Not to, Report Finds

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 …

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