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GAO report re: Dietary supplements

January 1, 2009

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Nutrition Action: Right Stuff and Food Porn

January 1, 2009

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Yes, You Can! The NCAA Can Do More to Restrict Beer Ads in College Sports

January 1, 2009

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2009 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Advertising Results

January 1, 2009

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Twisted Advice: Federal Advisory Committees are Broken

January 1, 2009
Article

Court Scolds Gerber for Marketing Candy as "Fruit Juice Snacks"

Lawsuit Against Company to Move Forward
January 2, 2009
Article

Labeling of Bug-Based Food Colorings Will Help Some Consumers

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
January 5, 2009
Article

Govt. Science Panels Skewed Toward Industry, Says Report

CSPI Urges Legislation to Restore Balance
January 5, 2009
Article

Nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General Supported by CSPI

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
January 7, 2009
Article

Health Experts Urge President-elect Obama to Take Bold Action to Reverse Obesity Epidemic

Hundreds of Thousands of Lives, Tens of Billions of Dollars at Stake, Experts Say
January 9, 2009

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CSPI et al. letter to Obama re: obesity

January 9, 2009

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CSPI letter to NCAA re: Alcohol advertising

January 13, 2009
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Subway Urged to Set Nutrition Standards for Foods Marketed to Children

Large Fast-Food Chain is Missing From Industry Self-Regulatory Program, Says CSPI and Other Groups
January 14, 2009

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CSPI et al. Letter to Frederick DeLuca re: Marketing to Kids

January 14, 2009

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Rep. Edward Markey's Letter to Subway re: Marketing to Kids

January 14, 2009
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Outgoing Bush Administration Issues Last-Minute Reg on Iffy Health Claims on Foods

January 15, 2009
Article

Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity-Promoting “VitaminWater”

vitamins + water + sugar + hype = soda - bubbles
January 15, 2009
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Vitaminwater / Coca-Cola

January 15, 2009
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NCAA Alcohol Advertising Policies Not Restrictive, Despite Claim

CSPI Study Reveals More Beer Ads, Lax Policies than Other Televised Sporting Events
January 16, 2009

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CSPI letter to NCAA re: Campaign for Alcohol-Free Sports TV

January 16, 2009

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Letter to Costco members re: Clif Bar recall

January 20, 2009
Article

Long Shelf Life May Mean Continuing Hazard from Peanut Products

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
January 22, 2009
Article

Food Porn Alert: Chili's "Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie"

1,600-Calorie Dessert Equivalent to One and a Half Racks of Chili’s Original Baby Back Ribs
January 27, 2009

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Rating Rutabagas: not all vegetables are created equal

February 1, 2009
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PA Gov. Urged to Ignore Findings of Trans Fat Panel

Rendell, Assembly Urged to Phase Out Artificial Trans Fat
February 2, 2009

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Joseph Boullata is a professor of clinical nutrition at Drexel University and a pharmacy specialist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. An expert in nutritional pharmacotherapy, Boullata has edited a handbook of drug-nutrient interactions for clinicians. He spoke with Nutrition Action’s Lindsay Moyer.

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