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Trump Administration Indefinitely Delays Key Food Safety Protections

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 4, 2018
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Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy Under the Trump Administration: The Devil Will Be in the Details

January 22, 2018
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FDA, FTC Warn Companies Marketing Supplements as Opioid Addiction Withdrawal Aids

Warning Letters Follow CSPI Investigation and Request for Enforcement Action
January 24, 2018
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Philadelphia Menu Sodium Warning Bill Makes Sense, Says CSPI

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 25, 2018
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European Union Opinion on Gene Editing: Insightful or Missed Opportunity?

January 25, 2018
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Stonyfield Slammed for Using Children to Scare Consumers About “Monstrous” Technology

Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe
January 26, 2018
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80,000 Urge Trump Administration Not to Roll Back Progress on School Nutrition

Statement of CSPI Vice President for Nutrition Margo G. Wootan
January 29, 2018
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U.S. “Roundtable” for Sustainable Beef has No Seat for Consumer Groups

Sustainability Must Include Maintaining the Effectiveness of Antibiotics, Says CSPI
January 30, 2018
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CSPI Welcomes Resignation of CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 31, 2018
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House Poised to Undermine Calorie Labeling at Restaurants

Statement of CSPI Vice President for Nutrition Margo G. Wootan
February 5, 2018
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McDonald’s Announces Next Phase of Happy Meal Improvements

Statement of CSPI Vice President for Nutrition Margo G. Wootan
February 15, 2018
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FDA Guidance on Nutrition Facts Minimizes Need For Lengthy Nutrition Facts Delay

Statement of CSPI Special Projects Director Jim O’Hara
March 1, 2018
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Seeing Through the News

By Bonnie Liebman
March 5, 2018
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CSPI Welcomes Sustainable Shrimp Partnership

Statement by CSPI Deputy Director of Regulatory Affairs Sarah Sorscher
March 13, 2018
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Trump Using NAFTA to Prioritize Trade Over Public Health

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
March 20, 2018
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Homeopathic Drugs Could Benefit from Federal Oversight, Watchdog Group Says

March 20, 2018
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CSPI Urges Administration Not to Appoint Dr. Robert Redfield, with History of Scientific Misconduct, as CDC Director

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter Lurie
March 21, 2018
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Food and Drug Administration Offers Promising Nutrition Innovation Strategy

Statement by Margo G. Wootan, Vice President for Nutrition
March 29, 2018
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CSPI Welcomes Bill to Improve Food Labeling

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
April 11, 2018
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Food Industry Split on Disclosing Sesame, an Allergen

CSPI Urges FDA to Require Sesame Labeling and Industry to Close Gaps in Policies
April 13, 2018
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New FDA Guidance Declaring Bulk Caffeine Products Illegal Is an Unqualified Victory for Public Safety

Statement of CSPI Policy Director Laura MacCleery
April 13, 2018
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Consumer and Health Groups, Researchers Urge Trump Not to Misuse Trade Talks to Undermine Nutrition Labeling

U.S.-Proposed Nafta Provision Would Kill Front-of-Package Info
April 18, 2018
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Baltimore Mayor Signs Healthy Kids Meal Bill

Statement of CSPI Vice President for Nutrition Margo G. Wootan
April 19, 2018
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JAMA Internal Medicine: Suggestions for Improving Conflict of Interest Processes in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees—Past Imperfect

Article by CSPI President Peter G. Lurie
April 23, 2018
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Calorie Counts on Chain Restaurant Menus Become Mandatory on Monday, Result of 15-Year-Long Campaign

Nutrition Information Also in Supermarkets, Convenience Stores, and Movie Theaters
May 2, 2018

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Nutrition Tips

The healthy snack you need to try this summer

Sometimes you just want a freebie—something you can chew on for next to no calories.

Enter mini cucumbers. It’s said that these compact cukes (sometimes called Persian cucumbers) got their start in the late 1930s, when breeders crossed Middle-Eastern cucumbers with Indian, Japanese, Chinese, American, English, and Dutch varieties to make them more resilient to disease.

Cucumbers may not compare to, say, leafy greens in the nutrient department. But—repeat after us—all veggies are good veggies.

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