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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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Nation's Leading Public Health Researchers, Scientists Endorse California, New York Sugar Drink Warning Label Bills

April 8, 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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Soda Sales Shrink for 10th Straight Year

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
March 26, 2015
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Rep. DeLauro's SWEET Act Would Raise About $10 Billion for Prevention Programs

March 26, 2015
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Amendment Would Fully Fund Food Safety Law

CSPI Urging Senators to Vote 'Yes' Tomorrow
March 25, 2015
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Family Files Lawsuit After Son Dies From Reaction to Quorn

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
March 25, 2015
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New Dietary Guidelines Should Limit Sugar, Salt, Red and Processed Meats

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
March 24, 2015
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IARC Finds Widely Used Glyphosate Herbicide a Probable Carcinogen

Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe
March 21, 2015
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FDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Apple and Potato are Safe

Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe
March 20, 2015
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Senators Wrong on Meat Advice in Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
March 12, 2015
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Burger King Pulls Soda from Kids' Menu

Groups Applaud Burger King for Joining Other Fast-Food Giants in Pulling Soda From Kids' Menus
March 10, 2015
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McDonald's to Phase Out Use of Medically Important Antibiotics

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
March 4, 2015
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Clicker Beware: Six Warnings if you Buy Supplements Online

Six Warnings if you Buy Supplements Online
March 2, 2015
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Celebrities Push Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in New Campaign

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
February 26, 2015
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Dietary Guidelines Advice, Mostly Unchanged, is Mostly Praised by CSPI

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
February 19, 2015
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Mars Should Follow Nestle's Lead and Remove Dyes, Says CSPI

Change.org Petition Asks Mars to Use Natural Colorings for M&M's
February 19, 2015
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USDA Deregulates Genetically Engineered, Browning-resistant "Arctic" Apple

Statement of CSPI Biotechnology Director Gregory Jaffe
February 14, 2015
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CSPI Praises Hamburg Tenure at FDA

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
February 5, 2015
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DNA Testing Reveals Herbal Supplements Often Missing the Advertised Herb*

New York Attorney General Warns Walmart, Target, Walgreens, and GNC to Stop the Sale of Echinacea, Ginseng, & Other Herb
February 3, 2015
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President's Budget for Food Safety at FDA is Good News for Consumers, Says CSPI

February 2, 2015
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Kids' Foods too Salty and Sugary, Says CDC

Statement of CSPI Health Promotion Policy Director Jim O'Hara
February 2, 2015
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Bill Would Combine FDA, USDA Food Safety Functions into One, Independent Agency

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
January 28, 2015
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6 Healthy Recommendations for Super Bowl Entertaining

Junk Food Might Dominate the Ads, but Need Not Dominate Your Party, Says CSPI
January 28, 2015
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Expert Panel Recommends Children 14 and Under be Protected by Food Marketing Policies

January 20, 2015

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Nutrition Tips

What can alkaline water do for you?

If you’ve meandered down the bottled water aisle during the last few years, you’ve likely noticed the surge in alkaline water.

Even Smartwater has hopped on the bandwagon. But other than hydration, what can you expect from sipping on this pH-enhanced beverage?

What it is: Water with a pH above 7. (On the 0 to 14 pH scale, 7 is neutral.)

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