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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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Taylor Swift Urged to "Shake Off" Aspartame

CSPI Urges Singer to Drop Diet Coke Endorsement Considering Cancer Concerns Around Aspartame
January 16, 2015
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Wendy's Removes Soda from Kids' Meals

Move Responds to Concern over Diabetes, Obesity, and Other Soda-Related Diseases
January 15, 2015
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McDonald's Clarifies Plan to Remove Soda from Happy Meals

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
October 11, 2013
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CVS Faces Lawsuit Over 'Advanced Eye Health' Supplement

Pills Do Not Contain the Formula Used in NIH Trial
January 13, 2015
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USDA Says 60% of Watered-down Meat and Poultry Should be Better Labeled

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
December 30, 2014
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Pizza Hut Pizzas Have More Salt in the U.S. than in Other Countries

The Chain's Thin 'N Crispy Meat Lover's Was Saltiest of 565 Surveyed
December 18, 2014
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Dietary Guidelines Poised to Recommend (again) that Americans Consume Less Added Sugar, Sugary Drinks

December 16, 2014
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FDA Should Ban Retail Sale of Bulk Caffeine, Says CSPI

December 9, 2014

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