Antibiotic Resistance
Thirteen public health groups fault USDA for inaction on antibiotic resistant Salmonella strains.
Salt Assault
Food industry's sodium reduction efforts have failed, and scientists are calling for mandatory, phased-in limits on salt in food to prevent cardiovascular disease.
One A Day Multivitamins
Bayer to face lawsuit for unsubstantiated and illegal claims that One A Day multivitamins can prevent various diseases.
Risky Meat
CSPI report finds ground beef and chicken to be the riskiest meat and poultry products in the American food supply and pose the greatest likelihood of hospitalization.
Read Michael Jacobson's column on the Huffington Post
Risky Meat: Will Your Meal Send You to the Hospital?
Everyone knows undercooked meat can be a risky proposition. But about 128,000 Americans go to the hospital each year to seek treatment for a potentially deadly infection caused by Salmonella, E. coli or other pathogen. And every year, about 3,000 die.
