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Fact Sheet: Messaging Guidance for Sugary Drink Taxes

January 4, 2021
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Trump EPA Finalizes Rule Limiting Science Available to Agency

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 5, 2021
The seal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Overdoses from Contaminated Poppy Seeds Suggest Need for Action by FDA, DEA

New Research Finds Intentional Exposures May Be on the Rise
January 12, 2021
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Opiates in Our Food Supply?

January 13, 2021
Poppy plants in a field, focusing on the seed pods
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CSPI Urges Accountability in Wake of Attack on Capitol

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 13, 2021
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Trump Administration Deregulatory Blitz: the Last Gasp of a Failing Agenda

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 13, 2021
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Choice of Kessler to Become Chief Science Officer of U.S. COVID Response Praised

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 15, 2021
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Biden American Recovery Plan Makes Up for Lost Time

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
January 15, 2021
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COVID-19: An Ongoing Tragedy in Black, Brown, and White

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
January 18, 2021
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Biden Administration Has Opportunity to Reverse Trump’s Rollback of School Nutrition Standards

Statement of CSPI Deputy Director of Federal Affairs Colin Schwartz
January 20, 2021

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USDA Petition to Establish Enforceable Standards Targeting Salmonella Types of Greatest Public Health Concern

January 24, 2021
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USDA Urged to Better Protect Consumers from Salmonella, Campylobacter in Poultry

Petition Filed by CSPI, CFA, Consumer Reports, STOP Foodborne Illness
January 25, 2021
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Flowers Foods to Improve Labeling for Wonder Made with Whole Grain White Bread

Joint Statement with CSPI
January 25, 2021
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Biden Administration USDA Leadership Choices Praised

Statement of CSPI Policy Director Laura MacCleery
January 26, 2021

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Healthy Food Service Guidelines: An Impactful Strategy for Promoting Health in Institutions

January 28, 2021

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Model State School Foods Bill 2021

January 28, 2021

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Optional Findings and Provisions for State School Foods Bills

January 28, 2021

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Policy Options for Expanding Access to Free Meals

January 28, 2021

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CSPI Letter to Congress re: 2021 COVID-19 Relief Legislation

February 2, 2021
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CSPI Supports Vilsack Confirmation

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
February 2, 2021
Secretary Tom Vilsack
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Mars Fails to Fulfill Commitment to Remove Dyes from its American Products, CSPI Says

Reversal Means M&Ms, Skittles, and Other Products Will Still Contain Dyes Linked to Behavioral Problems
February 3, 2021
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A Glimmer of Hope for Equitable Global Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
February 4, 2021
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Petition to establish a maximum limit of opiate alkaloid contamination of poppy seeds

February 4, 2021

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Chart: State and Local Restaurant Kids’ Meal Policies, 2020

February 5, 2021

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Child Nutrition Forum/National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) Joint Sign-On Statement for COVID-19 Recovery Priorities

February 5, 2021

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How to Avoid Getting Sick from Mechanically-Tenderized Meat

About a week after eating a medium-rare steak at a family restaurant, 87-year-old Margaret Lamkin of Iowa “started having diarrhea and it didn’t let up,” she told The Kansas City Star. Stricken with an E. coli O157:H7 infection, Lamkin was admitted to a hospital where she had her colon removed and was given a colostomy bag to use for the rest of her life.

“I had a very difficult time adapting to this bag, changing and cleaning,” she said. “Oh, we had so many accidents. It was just terrible,” she recalled.

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