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Biden Administration USDA Leadership Choices Praised

Statement of CSPI Policy Director Laura MacCleery
January 26, 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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USDA Petition to Establish Enforceable Standards Targeting Salmonella Types of Greatest Public Health Concern

January 24, 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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Dietary Guidelines Drops Expert Panel’s Added Sugars Recommendation

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Jessi Silverman
December 29, 2020
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USDA to Improve Misleading Processed Meat Labels

USDA Will Prohibit Misleading “No Nitrate” Claims, but Won’t Require Clear Disclosures When Nitrates are Used
December 11, 2020
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CSPI Welcomes Vilsack Return to USDA

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
December 11, 2020
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Even as Trump’s Term Winds Down, the Administration’s Assault on Kids’ Health Continues

Statement of Colin Schwartz, Deputy Director, Federal Affairs
November 23, 2020
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Biotech Blog: Ramifications of Exemption and Self-Determination Provisions in USDA’s New SECURE Rule

By CSPI Biotechnology Director Greg Jaffe
October 5, 2020
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Protect the Science in our National Nutrition Advice

August 6, 2020

Please join with other CSPI supporters and tell the USDA you insist on strong, evidence-based advice in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines.