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Mexican Senate Passes Tax on Soda

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
October 31, 2013
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Sesame Workshop to Promote Vegetables and Fruits

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
October 30, 2013
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Campaign to Get Dyes Out of M&M's Gains Momentum

100,000 People Sign Change.org Petition Urging Mars to Scrap Dyes, Linked to Hyperactivity in Children
October 30, 2013
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Health Watchdog Group Launches NutritionAction.com

CSPI Will Publish Nutrition Action Daily Tips and a Digital Companion to its Nutrition Action Healthletter
October 28, 2013
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Food Day Shines Spotlight on Local Solutions to Problems with Food System

Food Access and Food Insecurity Among Many Topics at 4,700 Events
October 24, 2013
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4,000 Events Expected Thursday for 3rd Annual Food Day

Apple Crunches, Local Food Festivals, and Campus Events Among Activities Highlighting Healthy, Affordable, Sustainable Food
October 22, 2013
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Health Groups to Katy Perry: "Please Stop" Marketing Pepsi

Experts Say Perry Putting Her Young Fans at Greater Risk of Obesity, Diabetes
October 18, 2013
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Young Chefs Get Cooking in Food Day Events Across the Country

Children Celebrate Food Day 2013 with Healthy Food Competitions, Classes, and Farm Shares
October 17, 2013
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Mars Should Stop Harming Kids by Coloring M&M's with Artificial Food Dyes, Says CSPI

In Europe, Most of the Colorings in M&M's are Natural
October 16, 2013
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Government Shutdown is Urgent Public Health Issue

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
October 10, 2013
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Outbreak of Salmonella from Foster Farms Chicken Sickens Nearly 300 and Hospitalizes 42 Percent

Shutdown Puts Americans at Risk as Government Struggles to Respond
October 8, 2013
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Food Safety Requires Full Government Funding, Not Piecemeal Resolutions, Says CSPI

CSPI Opposes H.J. Res 77
October 7, 2013
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Study: Peyton Manning, LeBron James Among Top Jocks Pitching Junk Food

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
October 4, 2013
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Continued Shutdown Hampers Outbreak Response

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
October 4, 2013
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CSPI to Speaker Boehner: Food Safety More Pressing than Demands of House Extremists

Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
September 30, 2013
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McDonald's, Alliance for Healthier Generation, Misled Public and Media Re: Soda and Happy Meals

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 27, 2013
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Removing Soda from Kids' Meals Among McDonald's Improvements

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 26, 2013
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14 Questions that Could Save Your Life and the Planet

Web App Scores Diets on Health, Animal Welfare, and Environmental Impact
September 23, 2013
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Legislators Propose Modernizing Food Labeling

Bill Would Require Front-of-Package Labeling, Define 'Natural' and 'Whole Grain' Claims, and More
September 19, 2013
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Food, Entertainment Companies Must Do More to Improve Food Marketing Aimed at Kids

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
September 18, 2013
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CDC Report on Antibiotic Resistance Doesn't Deliver Action Steps to Address Food Safety, Says CSPI

September 16, 2013
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CSPI Urges Food Safety Reform at Meat and Poultry Plants

Bill Introduced Today Would Modernize USDA & Update Adulteration Standards
September 12, 2013
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Drinking Water is Great, But Drinking Less Soda is Better Message

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
September 12, 2013
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CSPI Cries Foul Over Artificial Trans Fat at Church's Chicken

Big Chicken Chain Still Using Partially Hydrogenated Oil, Despite Increased Risk of Heart Disease
September 10, 2013
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CSPI Advises USDA to Scuttle Proposed Poultry Inspection Changes

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Staff Attorney Sarah Klein
September 9, 2013

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Nutrition Tips

You should exercise to lose weight, right?

So what if you had extra helpings at Thanksgiving? So what if you shared a large bucket of popcorn at the movies? You can always work it off, right?

“People totally overestimate how many calories they’ll burn when they exercise,” says Susan Roberts, director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at Tufts University in Boston.

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