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        Unilever’s doing better by kids. Will the rest of the industry take note?

        Industry self-regulation of food marketing to kids is far from perfect, often leaving major loopholes or failing to prove effective. With its recent updates, Unilever is taking steps in the right direction.

        Industry AccountabilityJune 16, 2022Katie Marx
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        Peter's Memo: Our latest work on added sugar

        Sodas, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages lead to unhealthy weight gain and are linked to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Here's a roundup of what we're doing to help people dodge the sugar flooding our food supply.

        Sugary DrinksMay 29, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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        Supplement industry needs broader reforms than Senate is considering

        Among other reforms, Senator Murray's bill requires companies to publicly list their supplements in an FDA database for the first time, improves oversight of high-risk supplements, and expressly prohibits products fraudulently marketed as dietary supplements.

        Government AccountabilityMay 24, 2022Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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        CSPI Letter to New York State Legislature in Support of S7487B

        CSPI supports the Predatory Marketing Prevention Act (PMPA), an important public health measure, and we support its goal of helping New York curb misleading food industry marketing.

        Government Accountability
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        CSPI calls on Abbott and FDA to clarify the scope of the infant formula recall

        Abbott and the Food and Drug Administration should clarify which infant formula products are part of a recall from Abbott’s Sturgis, Michigan facility, which is being investigated after five infant illnesses and two deaths that may have been caused by Cronobacter infection from contaminated formula.

        Government AccountabilityMarch 4, 2022Sarah Sorscher, JD, MPH

        Ginkgo supplements: Often adulterated and backed by weak evidence

        “Consumers would find it disappointing that the ‘ginkgo’ in so many supplements isn’t 100 percent ginkgo,” notes Stefan Gafner, chief science officer at the American Botanical Council.

        SupplementsNovember 29, 2021
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        Low-cal sweeteners

        In three of the best studies, male and female rats and male (but not female) mice that were fed aspartame along with their food had higher rates of several cancers.

        Food SafetyOctober 30, 2021Caitlin Dow, PhD
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        Axing Additives: A Good Start

        Something interesting is happening in the food industry. Panera, Subway, and Taco Bell have all promised to get rid of artificial ingredients...

        Food SafetyOctober 30, 2021
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        FDA urged to crack down on marketers of illegal drug phenibut in supplements and other products

        The Center for Science in the Public Interest today is urging the Food and Drug Administration to bring enforcement proceedings against companies that market dietary supplements, foods, or other products that contain phenibut—an illegal unapproved drug with a rocky safety record.

        SupplementsSeptember 21, 2021
        A Glimmer of Hope for Equitable Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines

        A Glimmer of Hope for Equitable Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines

        COVID-19August 12, 2021
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