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CSPI lauds FDA’s proposed reorganization of its food function

Government AccountabilityJanuary 31, 2023
Canned soup, boxed mac & cheese, breakfast bars, and queso--packaged foods containing titanium dioxide--against a background of the powdered white substance.

Watchdog group to consumers: Avoid titanium dioxide

It adds a bright white color to coffee creamers, baked goods, chewing gums, hard-shell candies, puddings, frostings, dressings, and sauces. But the nanoparticles found in “food-grade” titanium dioxide may accumulate in the body and cause DNA damage—which is one way chemicals cause cancer and other health problems.

Food SafetyDecember 5, 2022
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Food Evaluation Independent Expert Panel Stakeholder Meeting

This testimony focuses on 10 core areas where innovation is needed to position FDA for the future. These are: Leadership, Communication, Culture, Funding, Transparency, Technology, Public health-based priority setting, Legislation, Enhanced Scientific Capacity, and Assessment.

Government Accountability
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Biden administration national strategy endorses front-of-package labeling, healthy school meals for all

The National Strategy, released in advance of Wednesday’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, represents a significant step forward in the nation’s ongoing battle against food insecurity and diet-related disease. CSPI is thrilled to see several of our highest priorities, encapsulated in our July 15 letter to President Biden, included in the Strategy.

Government AccountabilitySeptember 27, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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FDA releases internal report on its response to the infant formula crisis

The report focuses on the crisis that left parents scouring supermarket shelves for infant and specialty formulas for much of the spring and summer, but cuts much deeper, shining a self-critical spotlight on the many issues that have plagued the agency.

Government AccountabilitySeptember 20, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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Biden issues executive order promoting agriculture and food biotechnology

On September 12, 2022, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy.” While much of the Executive Order stresses health, medicine, energy and biological data, there are specific sections that apply to agriculture and food.

BiotechnologySeptember 16, 2022Gregory Jaffe, JD
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Sign-on letter to Congress re: FDASLA

CSPI and a group of other consumer, health professional, food safety, academic, and environmental organizations sent this letter to Senate and House leadership urging them to pass the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements Act, reauthorizing FDA user fees and advancing vital safeguards for the regulated industries.

Government Accountability
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Peter’s Memo: Why foodborne illness is still a threat

Salmonella in peanut butter, hepatitis A in strawberries, norovirus in raw oysters. Those are just a few recent food poisoning outbreaks.

Food SafetyAugust 25, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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"Feed Your Mind": FDA's new GMO resource

Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had released additional science-based information about GMOs on its “Feed Your Mind” website. Now FDA has added new fact sheets, infographics, videos, and instruction guides specifically tailored to consumers, health educators, and registered dietitians/registered dietitian nutritionists.

BiotechnologyAugust 23, 2022Gregory Jaffe, JD
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CSPI welcomes progress by the FDA in developing an antimicrobial use monitoring system on farms

August 22, 2022
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