Buying Local, Adding Whole Grains Among the Possibilities August 9, 2011 Prominent chefs, nutritionists, and food activists are inviting the nations restaurants to celebrate Food Day on October 24 by announcing improvements to menus and sourcing …
Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal August 4, 2011 The Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak shows a troubling lapse in coordination between federal agencies that are duty bound to protect the public. Today during a conference …
Statement of CSPI Staff Attorney Sarah Klein August 4, 2011 Nearly 80 consumers are sick and one has died from a dangerous strain of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg linked to ground turkey products. These strains of Salmonella increase …
Statement of CSPI Staff Attorney Sarah Klein August 2, 2011 Nearly 80 consumers are sick and one has died from a dangerous strain of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg thought to be linked to ground turkey products. These strains of …
Labels for Soup & Ice Cream Among Worst Offenders August 2, 2011 Labels for canned soup, ice cream, coffee creamer, and aerosol non-stick cooking sprays understate the calories, sodium, and saturated fat consumers are likely to get from those …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson July 26, 2011 The improvements that McDonalds has announced for its Happy Meals are an important step in the right direction. Its good news that those meals will all have apple slices, …
"Enhancing" Pumps Up Sodium Content and Prices, According to CSPI July 21, 2011 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is poised to require better labeling of a controversial practice that lets processors increase the weight, and thus the …
"Stacked, Stuffed, and Topped" is the Trend at Applebee's and Elsewhere July 19, 2011 If this years winners of the Xtreme Eating Awards are any indication, the overfeeding of America seems likely to continue unabated at the nations …
Industry Hopes to Continue Marketing Cocoa Puffs, Kool-Aid, and Other Junk Foods to Kids July 14, 2011 The food industry is up in arms over a voluntary set of proposed nutrition standards for marketing to children that food companies could either …
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson July 13, 2011 When, in 2006, Campbell Soup Co. announced that it had reformulated many of its soups to contain less sodium, then-president of Campbells USA Denise Morrison told the …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan July 13, 2011 There's less to the National Restaurant Association's new program for childrens meals than meets the eye. Most restaurants already offer one or two healthy choices …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan July 8, 2011 This is why Americans are fed up with Washington: Its a city where people might spend a year or two serving a new Presidential Administration until its time to leave that …
Proposal Undercuts Congressional Intent July 5, 2011 Today over 80 national, state, and local health organizations and experts, including the American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Science in the Public Interest, …
June 29, 2011 Last week in Brussels, Belgium, consumer organizations representing both American and European consumers approved a resolution calling on governments to reduce their use of antimicrobials in farm animals to ensure the continued …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan June 21, 2011 We hope that McDonalds, Burger King, Wendys, and Taco Bell are paying attention to Jack in the Box, which has decided to stop using toys to market fast-food meals to …
Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan June 2, 2011 USDA's new healthy eating graphic is a huge improvement over the inscrutable food pyramid. While no one graphic can communicate every nuance of healthy eating, this …
Thousands of Events on October 24 Will Encourage Americans to Eat Real May 31, 2011 Communities around the country are gearing up for Food Day a grassroots mobilization aimed at improving Americas food policies. Set for Monday, October 24, …
Dangerous Strains Make Foodborne Illnesses Harder to Treat, Says CSPI May 25, 2011 Ground meat and poultry found to contain antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella should be recalled from the marketplace or withheld from commerce, according to a …
National Conference on Milk Policy Votes to Limit FDAs Use of Important Test Showing Drug Residues in Veal Calves May 4, 2011 Consumers risk of being exposed to dangerous drugs or antibiotic-resistant bacteria in milk and milk products could …
April 28, 2011 The Center for Science in the Public Interest praised as strong and sensible the nutrition and marketing standards proposed today by the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children and urged food and entertainment …
