Letter to Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Monarez

The undersigned groups call on you to immediately reinstate and fund the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP)at CDC, which was eliminated on April 1st of this year as part of a widespread reduction in force of 10,000 employees across HHS. This division protects the American public from exposure to environmental health hazards, including toxic contaminants in food and water, infectious disease outbreaks in restaurants and on cruise ships, air pollution, radiation and chemical weapons exposures, mold, and other outbreaks caused by toxic substances. All the civil servants within this division were fired on April 1st, and the division has not yet been restored. View the resource below to keep reading

Health groups call on RFK, Jr., to restore fired staff in lead prevention, other environmental health programs

Written testimony in support of House Bills 1130, 1131, 1133, and 1134 in Pennsylvania

Many other states, including California, West Virginia, Utah, and Virginia, have already enacted legislation banning or restricting synthetic dyes in schools. No states have passed bills promoting transparency in the GRAS process or requiring a warning label for synthetically dyed foods or foods containing BHA. By passing these bills, Pennsylvania has the opportunity set a powerful precedent by stopping companies from adding dangerous chemicals to our food in secret and empowering consumers to make more informed choices about the chemicals they eat and feed their children. View the resource below to keep reading.

Dr. Casey Means unqualified to serve as Surgeon General

CSPI's Dr. Peter Lurie featured in TIME 100 in Health list

CSPI President Dr. Peter Lurie has been recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 most influential leaders in global health.

Which fish are healthy and sustainable? It's complicated

Seafood is good for you. That’s no surprise. But it’s not easy to find species that don’t contain mercury, PCBs, PFAS, or other contaminants, aren’t overfished, and aren’t linked to human rights abuses. In her new book The Fish Counter, NYU professor emerita Marion Nestle tackles those and other issues. (The book goes on sale on June 6, but you can pre-order it now.)

CSPI urges removal of ineffective oral decongestant phenylephrine from market

Docket No. FDA-2024-N-4734-0001: Amending Over-the-Counter Monograph M012

The undersigned individuals write in strong support of the Food and Drug Administration’s November 8, 2024, proposed order to remove the oral decongestant phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant active ingredient from OTC Monograph M012. Data provided to the agency and summarized in the FDA’s Briefing Document for the Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee meeting on September 11-12, 2023, confirm that oral PE is barely absorbed into the bloodstream and that the best conducted clinical trials provide no evidence of efficacy on relevant clinical outcomes. View the resource below to keep reading.

Raspberry Mango Sorbet

Smooth, creamy puréed mango and banana make the perfect base for no-sugar-added sorbet. Raspberries give it a sweet-tart pop and a gorgeous pink color.

FDA asked companies to cut food dyes. Is it enough?

Food companies broke their promises to ditch dyes before. Now, a vague “understanding” with the FDA leaves room for them to do it again.