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Fewer Chain Restaurants Selling Soda on Kids’ Menus But Majority Still Pushing Sugary Drinks on Young Children

July 23, 2019
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CSPI Urges FDA to Take Steps to Reduce Risks of Cannabis Use

Statement of CSPI Policy Director Laura MacCleery
July 16, 2019
Cookies and brownies labeled "edibles" with a marijuana leaf
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Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler Elected Chair of CSPI Board of Directors

June 10, 2019
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Trump Administration Proposes Classifying Spray Cheese as a Staple Food Variety Under SNAP Program

June 4, 2019
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The Filing of New Drug Applications, Generally Kept Secret by FDA, is Almost Always Disclosed by Drug Companies

CSPI Urges Greater Transparency in Drug Applications, Rejections
June 3, 2019
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FDA Urged to Take Enforcement Action against Manufacturers of Dietary Supplements that Promise to Help Smokers Quit

Companies Produce No Evidence to Support their Claims
April 23, 2019
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CSPI and Healthy School Food Maryland Sue to Stop USDA’s Weakening of Nutrition Standards for School Meals

Trump Administration Rollback of Sodium and Whole Grain School Nutrition Standards Standards Violates Law and Puts Children’s Health at Risk
April 3, 2019
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CSPI Urges FDA, DEA to Crack Down on Sale of Contaminated Poppy Seeds

At Least 12 U.S. Deaths Are Associated with ‘Tea’ Made with Poppy Seeds or Pods
April 3, 2019
Dried poppy pods next to a bowl of seeds and straw
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Former New York City Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett Joins CSPI Board of Directors

March 7, 2019
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CSPI asks USDA to Name Poultry Producers Tied to Recent Salmonella Superbug Outbreaks

Nonprofit Group Requests Names of Slaughterhouses and Processors Whose Meat Tested Positive for Salmonella Outbreak Strains
March 4, 2019