Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson March 26, 2015 One of the most important things a non-smoker can do to improve his or her health is to stop drinking soda and other sugary drinks. Soda promotes diabetes, heart disease, obesity, …
March 26, 2015 The Center for Science in the Public Interest and other health groups today announced their support of federal legislation that would tax the sugars in soda and other sugar drinks. Aimed at preventing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity …
CSPI Urging Senators to Vote 'Yes' Tomorrow March 25, 2015 An amendment to the budget resolution pending before the United States Senate would ensure future funding for implementing the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act, according to the …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson March 25, 2015 It is regrettable and sad that the family of young Myles Bengco had to suffer because of the failure of the Food and Drug Administration to stop the sale of the vat-grown soil fungus …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson March 24, 2015 Statement from the Dietary Guidelines Meeting, March 24, 2015 Thank you for this opportunity to make suggestions for the next Dietary Guidelines. First, I applaud the scientific work …
Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe March 21, 2015 The conclusion by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a globally respected agency within the World Health Organization, that the herbicide glyphosate is a "probable …
Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe March 20, 2015 The Food and Drug Administration has determined that a particular genetically engineered apple and a particular genetically engineered potato are safe to eat. There's no reason why …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson March 12, 2015 Thirty Senators wrote to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell expressing concern that the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal March 4, 2015 The antibiotics used to treat illnesses in humans are the crown jewels of medicine, and their future has been imperiled by their reckless use in animal agriculture. Often used to …
Six Warnings if you Buy Supplements Online March 2, 2015 If you're buying herbal or other dietary supplements, the Internet is a dicey place to shop, according to David Schardt, senior nutritionist at the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson February 26, 2015 What a breath of fresh air to see entertainers and athletes getting behind this innovative campaign to promote fruit and vegetable consumption. It would be nice to see more …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson February 19, 2015 The report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is mostly unchanged from the reports of 2010 and years past, and in the ways it differs, the changes are mostly for the …
Change.org Petition Asks Mars to Use Natural Colorings for M&M's February 19, 2015 If Nestlé can do it, Mars can do it. That's what Jamestown, NY, mom Renee Shutters and the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest are telling the …
Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe February 13, 2015 Few fruits have undergone more genetic selection, hybridization, and other tinkering over the centuries than the apple. To create the new Arctic apple, scientists have tinkered a step …
New York Attorney General Warns Walmart, Target, Walgreens, and GNC to Stop the Sale of Echinacea, Ginseng, & Other Herbs February 2, 2015 DNA testing commissioned by New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has found that store brands of …
February 2, 2015 President Obama's proposed budget for the Food and Drug Administration includes a welcome increase in funding for food safety, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition …
Statement of CSPI Health Promotion Policy Director Jim O'Hara February 2, 2015 This study is just one more nail in the coffin of future generations, as parents unsuspectingly feed their toddlers way-too-salty foods. How many more studies will it take …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal January 28, 2015 It's crazy to have one cabinet secretary in charge of chicken, beef, and pepperoni pizza, and another cabinet secretary responsible for eggs, milk, and cheese pizza. The Safe …
Junk Food Might Dominate the Ads, but Need Not Dominate Your Party, Says CSPI January 28, 2015 There's no rule that your Super Bowl party has to feature boring sporting-event staples like chicken wings, pizza, chips, and soda. With that in mind, the …
January 20, 2015 A panel of experts convened by Healthy Eating Research, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued recommendations for company policies on food marketing aimed at children. The experts concluded that kids 14 and younger …
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