Ammoniated "Caramel Coloring" Contaminated with 4-methylimidazole
New chemical analyses have found that Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi contain high levels of 4 methylimidazole (4-MI), a known animal carcinogen. The carcinogen forms when ammonia or ammonia and sulfites are used to manufacture the “caramel coloring” that give those sodas their distinctive brown colors, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the nonprofit watchdog group that commissioned the tests. CSPI first petitioned the FDA to ban ammonia-sulfite caramel coloring in February 2011

Amway Makes Illegal Deceptive Claims for its Nutrilite Twist Tubes
February 28, 2012

CSPI Intends Litigation Unless Company Drops Deception
Amway, the controversial multi-level marketing company, is facing the prospect of a class action lawsuit over its Nutrilite line of liquid dietary supplements.

Food Safety Experts Defend FDA Official Taylor from Internet Smears
February 17, 2012

Petition on SignOn.org Called Conspiracy Mongering, Character Assassination
A petition attacking Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the Food and Drug Administration, “represents the baldest sort of character assassination” and is full of factual misstatements, according to an open letter written by food safety experts to MoveOn.org, whose SignOn.org site hosts the petition. The food safety experts, and the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, are calling on MoveOn to send an email to its members correcting the petition’s errors and offering instructions to people who may want to remove their names from the petition.

CSPI, Health Advocates Announce Sugary Drinks Summit
February 15, 2012

Diverse Groups to Strategize on Reducing Consumption of Soda and Other Sugary Drinks
Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter will deliver the keynote address at a national advocacy conference to motivate and strengthen national, state, and local initiatives aimed at reducing consumption of soda and other sugary drinks. The Sugary Drinks Summit of 2012, the first conference of its kind, was announced today by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, which is organizing the summit in collaboration with leading nutritionists, health officials, and organizations. Consumption of sugary drinks increases the risks of overweight and obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, tooth decay, and many other costly health problems.

FDA Urged to Make Oysters Safe
February 9, 2012

CSPI Says Agency Should Use New Food Safety Law to Protect Consumers From Deadly Vibrio Bacteria
Mark your calendar: Between April and November, about 30 Americans will get seriously sick and approximately 15 will die after eating raw oysters or other shellfish contaminated with deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. These contaminated oysters are mainly harvested from the Gulf Coast region, especially during the warmer summer months. Today the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging the Food and Drug Administration to set a performance standard for the shellfish industry that would reduce this threat to consumers. CSPI says FDA should act now, before the increase in Gulf Coast water temperatures creates a more hospitable environment for the naturally occurring but deadly contaminant.

Trans Fat Drop Huge Public Health Progress, Says CSPI
February 8, 2012

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
The news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found a 58 percent decline in trans fat in blood between 2000 and 2009 is great news for American hearts and arteries. Trans fat raises bad cholesterol, lowers good cholesterol, and promotes heart disease, so the less of it the better. That dramatic drop represents enormous public health progress and is almost certainly preventing thousands of heart attacks and premature deaths each year.

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