Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson August 14, 2013 Aspartame has been found to cause cancer leukemia, lymphoma, and other tumors in laboratory animals, and it shouldn t be in the food supply. We certainly want Coca-Cola to shift its …
Groups Want Shift Toward Healthier Foods and Beverages August 1, 2013 State and local governments should be able to test pilot programs designed to promote healthier food and beverage purchases by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson July 30, 2013 Out-of-control serving sizes for soda and other sugar drinks are fueling an epidemic of obesity and diabetes. Ratcheting down those sizes should be part of any serious, comprehensive …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal July 26, 2013 Eighty percent of our seafood, 60 percent of our produce, almost all of our spices, and even some pet food ingredients come from other countries. In fact, our stores are filled to …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson July 25, 2013 What's good for Coke and Pepsi is not what's good for the country. In fact, it is unambiguously good news for public health that non-diet soda volumes are continuing their 15- …
July 25, 2013 Fruits and vegetables are not only more healthful but are often more affordable than packaged snacks and side dishes, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest. The group analyzed 20 popular snack …
Dannon Urged to Use Berries, Not Insect-Derived Carmine, to Color its Yogurts July 24, 2013 The Center for Science in the Public Interest wants global yogurt giant Dannon to put berries over bugs. Dannon uses carmine a dye extracted from the dried, …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan July 22, 2013 Taco Bell is taking a constructive step forward by no longer using toys to encourage kids to pester their parents to go to that restaurant. Other fast-food restaurants, like McDonald …
Company Agrees to Stop Fortifying Soda with Vitamins July 22, 2013 Dr Pepper Snapple Group has agreed to stop fortifying certain of its 7UP soft drinks with vitamins and will no longer claim the product has antioxidants. The agreement ends litigation …
Federal Magistrate Recommends Certification of Class Action July 18, 2013 Coca-Cola is one step closer to a trial over claims that it fraudulently markets "vitaminwater" as a healthful alternative to soda. Today a federal magistrate recommended …
CSPI Says AriZona Beverages' Soda Shaq Undercuts Shaq's Concerns About Obesity, Diabetes July 17, 2013 Hoops champion, television host, film star, rapper, and sometime law enforcement officer Shaquille O'Neal has a brand new entry atop his …
New Initiative to Urge Food Education and Cooking Classes in Nation's Schools July 8, 2013 The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and Food Day have joined forces to promote food education and cooking classes in schools across America. The nationwide campaign …
Lab Tests Find 33 Grams of Trans Fat in Meal of Fried Fish, Onion Rings, and Hushpuppies July 1, 2013 Laboratory tests released today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest show that Long John Silver's Big Catch meal, when comprised of fried …
School Guidelines Will Support Children's Health Statement of CSPI Director of Nutrition Policy Margo G. Wootan June 27, 2013 As a result of the updated standards announced by USDA, children will be protected from the sugar drinks and junk food that …
Report Published as AHA Convenes Salt Conference June 19, 2013 Many food manufacturers have reduced the sodium content of their products since 2005, but some have added more salt than ever according to a report published by the Center for Science in the …
IOM Report Supports Population-Wide Sodium Reduction Efforts June 17, 2013 The president of the Institute of Medicine said that "some press coverage misstated" the conclusions of the organization's recent report on sodium intake and health …
Group Cites Need to Evaluate Forthcoming Italian Study Linking Artificial Sweetener to Leukemia in Mice June 12, 2013 The Center for Science in the Public Interest is downgrading sucralose, the artificial sweetener better known by the brand name Splenda, …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson June 11, 2013 I hope and expect that New York City will prevail in its appeal of the injunction against the city's cap on portion sizes of sugar-based drinks. Confronted with an epidemic of …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan June 10, 2013 Nickelodeon's failure to make progress on a food marketing policy that protect kids' health is really taking a toll on the company's reputation. As long as Nickelodeon …
Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney Sarah Klein June 6, 2013 USDA's new requirement that the meat industry label cuts of meat that have been needle- or blade-tenderized is a common sense remedy that can protect consumers. This little-known …
