Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson February 27, 2013 Refined sugars, including high-fructose corn syrup, especially when consumed in soft drinks, increase the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Dr. Lustig's study is …
Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David Plunkett February 26, 2013 Anyone who eats should be gravely concerned about across the board budget cuts that will happen if Congress fails to repeal the sequester. This self-inflicted crisis would force …
Social-Media Tool Weighs Impact on Health, Environment, Animals September 27, 2012 How does your diet rate? How about your friends' diets? The new Eat Real Quiz at FoodDay.org invites carnivores, vegetarians, flexitarians, and eaters of all stripes to …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal September 27, 2012 This week consumers are again sifting through their cabinets for contaminated peanut- and almond-butter, as Sunland, Inc. announces a recall of products tainted with Salmonella …
Animated Short Film Takes on Big Soda Features Original Song by Jason Mraz October 10, 2012 The Center for Science in the Public Interest is escalating its longstanding campaign to reduce the consumption of soda and other sugary drinks today with the …
Health, Animal Cruelty, Environmental Pollution, Farmworker Justice Among 2012 Priorities October 11, 2012 The American diet does more harm than it should to human health, the environment, to food and farm workers, and to animals raised for food. That' …
Animated Short Film Aimed at Soda Industry Goes Viral October 15, 2012 The Real Bears the animated short film that encourages Americans to pour out their sodas has been viewed more than 1.3 million times since its launch last week. The video, created by ad …
Contest a Great Way to Celebrate Food Day, Says CSPI October 16, 2012 To help celebrate Food Day, the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest is inviting people to submit creative videos of people pouring out soda on or about October 24. The …
Antioxidant Comes From Illegal Fortification, Not the Named and Pictured Fruits November 8, 2012 7UP manufacturer Dr Pepper Snapple Group is facing a lawsuit over its practice of touting an added antioxidant in its regular and diet Cherry Antioxidant, …
Rev. 11/15/12 November 14, 2012 Boxes of Cracker Jack are famous for having a toy surprise inside. But what parent suspects that Cracker Jack might come with a surprising dose of a mildly addictive stimulant drug? A soon-to-be-introduced version of that …
Penny Per Ounce Tax on Soda Could Raise $160 Billion Over 10 Years November 30, 2012 As lawmakers seek to avoid pushing America off the "fiscal cliff" at year's end, the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging Congress …
Health Groups Urge Nick to Match Disney Efforts & Set Nutrition Standards December 3, 2012 Should Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants really be hawking junk food to young children? That's the question raised by more than 55 health groups …
Ad Falsely Implies CSPI Believes Product is Safe December 5, 2012 The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest is warning consumers not to believe a new web ad for 5-hour Energy the controversial caffeinated drink under federal scrutiny for its …
CSPI Recommends Consumers Avoid Product Pending FDA Investigation into Deaths December 6, 2012 5-hour Energy the controversial caffeinated supplement drink under federal scrutiny for its reported role in 13 deaths has at least temporarily stopped running a …
In Letter to Singer, CSPI Cites Impact of Soda-Related Diseases on Minority Communities December 18, 2012 Beyonc should not let her name and image be used to promote Pepsi-Cola a product that contributes to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, tooth decay, …
Settlement Agreement Negotiated with CSPI Resolves Lawsuit December 21, 2012 General Mills has agreed to improve its labeling for Strawberry Naturally Flavored Fruit Roll-Ups. The agreement resolves a lawsuit brought against the company by a California …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan December 21, 2012 Today's report from the Federal Trade Commission indicates that much more needs to be done if industry self-regulation of food marketing to children is to become an effective …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal January 4, 2013 Two years ago, President Obama signed into law the most comprehensive food safety reform in over 70 years. The landmark FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was passed …
Video, With Original Jason Mraz Song, Connects the Dots Between Soda Consumption and Disease January 4, 2013 More than two million people have now seen what USA Today called "the video Coca-Cola doesn't want you to see": The Real Bears. …