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CSPI Calls for Stronger Action to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David W. Plunkett
June 2, 2015
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DeCosters, Father and Son Implicated in Salmonella Outbreak, Sentenced to Jail

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
April 13, 2015
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Action Plan Must Require Faster and Stronger Action to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
March 27, 2015
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Sequester Bad News for Eaters, Says CSPI

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
February 26, 2013
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Former Peanut Corporation of America Officials Indicted

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
February 21, 2013
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Public Health Loses Out to Politics in Oyster Decision

Statement of David Plunkett, Senior Staff Attorney
November 13, 2009
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Salmonella and Campylobacter Performance Standards Move the Ball but Don't Cross the Goal Line

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
February 4, 2016
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Dole Reportedly Knew of Listeria at Plant Before Outbreak

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
April 29, 2016
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Peanut Exec Stewart Parnell Sentenced for Crimes Related to 2008 Salmonella Outbreak

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
September 21, 2015
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FDA Issues New Preventive Control Rules Required by Food Safety Law

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
September 10, 2015
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FDA Institutes Partial Ban on Cilantro from Mexico

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
July 27, 2015
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No Time to Repeal Food Safety Laws

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
September 15, 2016
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FDA Will Not Control Vibrio in Shellfish; Denies CSPI Petition

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett
December 15, 2016

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Nutrition Tips

Is drinking fruits and vegetables as healthy as eating them?

“Getting your vegetables every day?” the personal trainer in the V8 commercial asks her client as he does sit-ups. “When I can,” he responds. That’s when the trainer gives the client a slap on his forehead.

“Could’ve had a V8,” says the ad. “2 full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories.”

Got the message? It doesn’t matter if you eat or drink your veggies, says V8. Either way, they’re good for you. Other companies sing the same tune.

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