Past Press Releases ~ CSPI’s Food Safety

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July 15, 2008
U.S. Food Safety Programs Lag Behind Other Countries, Says GAO
July 3, 2008
Emergency Regs Needed for Tracking Produce, Food Groups Say
June 20, 2008
House Vote for More Food Safety Money Praised
June 10, 2008
FDA Inaction to Blame for Salmonella Outbreak
May 8, 2008
Senate Move on FDA Funding Praised
April 17, 2008
House to Consider Comprehensive FDA Reform Bill
February 20, 2008
Consumers Still At Risk, Despite Recall
February 17, 2008
Massive Meat Recall Represents Terrible Failure of USDA Oversight
February 4, 2008
Bush Food Protection Initiative Fails to Nourish a Starving FDA
December 20, 2007
Produce and Poultry Top Causes of �Illnesses Linked to Outbreaks�
December 5, 2007
CSPI Urges Stronger FDA and Modernized Food Safety Law
November 6, 2007
New Food Import Safety Recommendations Issued
September 20, 2007
Food Safety Act Calls For Inspections on Produce Farms
September 17, 2007
What�s Making Us Sick?
July 24, 2007
Important to Heed Warning Presented by Botulism Recall
July 17, 2007
Chinese Import Scandal Demonstrates FDA Failings, Congress Told
May 9, 2007
USDA Wrong Place to Consolidate Food Safety, Says CSPI
May 2, 2007
CSPI on the New Food Protection Czar
April 24, 2007
CSPI Urges FDA to Ban Grain Imports from China
April 12, 2007
New CDC Data Show Increases in E.coli, Salmonella and Vibrio
February 14, 2007
Congressional Leaders Call for Single Food Safety Agency
January 30, 2007
What Danger Lurks in the School Cafeteria?
December 28, 2006
FDA Releases Draft Risk Assessment and Management Plan for Cloned Animals
November 15, 2006
CSPI Petitions FDA to Regulate Manure, Water and Sanitation on Farms
October 25, 2006
California Urged to Monitor Farms for Food Safety
October 17, 2006
IOM Seafood Study Misses the Boat on Providing Consumer Advice and Protecting Kids from Mercury
October 3, 2006
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Food Safety Law
September 15, 2006
FDA Urges Consumers to Stop Eating Bagged Spinach During Outbreak
September 15, 2006
Letter In Opposition to "Commonsense Consumption Act"
August 16, 2006
New Online Calculators Encourage Eating Green
July 26, 2006
�Food Industry Protection Act� Threatens Hundreds of State and Local Food Safety and Labeling Laws, Says CSPI
July 11, 2006
New Data Show FDA/EPA's Mercury Advice on Tuna Doesn't Hold Water
July 6, 2006
Is It High or Is It Low?
June 27, 2006
FDA Fails to Protect Americans from Dangerous Drugs and Unsafe Foods
June 21, 2006
Dietary Supplement Bill Would Require Companies to Report Adverse Reactions to FDA
April 24, 2006
Statement of CSPI Senior Staff Attorney Benjamin Cohen on Proposed Food-Safety Rollback
April 6, 2006
Despite Third Mad Cow, Administration Promises Still Unkept
April 4, 2006
New Aspartame Study May Allay Cancer Concerns
March 28, 2006
1,000 Complain About Reactions to �Quorn�
March 8, 2006
CSPI Calls on Senate to Reject Food-Safety Rollback
March 7, 2006
USDA Proposes Making Recall Information Public
March 7, 2006
Shredding the Food Safety Net
February 23, 2006
Government Testing of Chicken Shows Dramatic Jump in Salmonella in 2005
January 27, 2006
Bush Administration to Allow Secret Bugging of Americans?
December 14, 2005
House Republicans Mounting Attack on State Food Laws
December 6, 2005
Government Should Warn About Mercury in Fish, Says CSPI
November 21, 2005
Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Produce on the Rise
September 22, 2005
How Safe is the Food in America�s Schools?
August 18, 2005
Deaths, Illnesses from Contaminated Oysters Continue, Despite Plan
July 28, 2005
Food Safety Officials Push Global Guidelines
July 27, 2005
Aspartame: New Study Renews Cancer Concern, Says CSPI
June 24, 2005
CSPI Reaction to New Mad Cow Confirmation and Administration's "Faith-Based Mad Cow Policy"
May 24, 2005
CSPI Announces Food-Safety Conference at the WHO
May 5, 2005
USDA Announces More Delay on Mandatory Animal ID Systems
April 14, 2005
Happy Anniversary, McDonald's!
April 6, 2005
Single Food Agency Needed, Says CSPI
March 21, 2005
Animal ID System Needed to Thwart Mad Cow, Says Report
December 6, 2004
CSPI on Latest Food Bioterrorism Regulation
November 23, 2004
CSPI Urges Reforms to Minimize Exposure to BSE, Bush Administration "Failed to Deliver" on Promises
November 18, 2004
CSPI On Potential New Mad Cow Case
November 15, 2004
CSPI Reaction to Resignation of Ag Secretary Veneman
October 25, 2004
CSPI Warns Consumers About Frito-Lay �Light� Chips with Olestra
October 7, 2004
Too Many Chefs in the Food-Safety Kitchen?
October 1, 2004
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Meat Recall Disclosure Bill
September 30, 2004
House Committee to Try to Nullify State Food Safety Laws
September 29, 2004
Administration Accused of Blunting Bioterror Regs
September 24, 2004
McDonald's Panned for "Broken McPromise" on Trans Fat
September 20, 2004
CSPI Applauds Egg Safety Regulation
August 5, 2004
CSPI Announces the "Where's the Beef?" Campaign
July 21, 2004
Food Allergen Labeling Bill Passed
July 9, 2004
CSPI on Bush Administration "Broken Promises" on Mad Cow Protections
June 21, 2004
Safe Food International Launches Website
April 1, 2004
Contaminated Produce Top Food Poisoning Culprit
March 30, 2004
"A System Rued: Inspecting Food"
February 4, 2004
Expert Panel Says U.S. Must Do More On BSE
January 27, 2004
New BSE Safeguards Issued
January 7, 2004
USDA Needs Mandatory Recall Authority, Says CSPI
December 31, 2003
CSPI Reacts to New BSE Safeguards
December 24, 2003
CSPI on Mad Cow Disease Found in U.S.
December 18, 2003
FDA Urged to Reverse Course on Bioterrorism Regs
December 9, 2003
Victims Urge �Whole Foods� Supermarkets Not To Sell Quorn
November 19, 2003
USDA Faulted for not Testing Turkey
October 9, 2003
FDA Finalizes New Bioterrorism Regs For Food
September 29, 2003
Farms are Next Food-Safety Frontier, Says CSPI
August 12, 2003
CSPI Announces �Clean Plants, Healthy Animals� Conference
June 10, 2003
Industry, Pols Try to Sink Calif. Ban on Contaminated Oysters
June 4, 2003
USDA Releases Listeria Rule
May 22, 2003
Kevin�s Law Introduced
May 21, 2003
Letter To Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman On Discovery of Mad Cow In Canada
May 6, 2003
Food Companies Fighting Bioterror Regs
April 15, 2003
California Cracks Down on Hazardous Gulf Coast Oysters
April 8, 2003
Food Safety Caucus To Address Consumer Concerns
March 4, 2003
School Lunch Safety First
December 10, 2002
CSPI on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Poultry
November 21, 2002
Field Guide to Safer Turkeys
November 1, 2002
Giant Supermarkets To Sell Irradiated Ground Beef
October 16, 2002
Listeria Outbreak Strain Linked To Turkey Plant
September 24, 2002
USDA Makes Course Correction On Meat Safety
September 18, 2002
Seafood and Produce Top Food Poisoning Culprits
July 1, 2002
USDA Urged To Test More Beef For Deadly Bacteria
June 26, 2002
Statement on the USDA’s Order on Advanced Meat Recovery by CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal
June 26, 2002
Consumers Advised To Avoid Raw or Steamed Gulf of Mexico Shellfish
May 7, 2002
CSPI Hails Food Allergen Bill: Legislation Offered By Kennedy, Lowey Would List Common Allergens On Food Labels
April 24, 2002
Known Carcinogen Discovered In Fried, Baked Foods: Statement Of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D. On Swedish Scientists’ Discovery Of Acrylamide In Certain Foods
April 22, 2002
Food Poisoning’s Long Shadow: Lesser-known Complications of Food-borne Illnesses Include Arthritis, Kidney Failure, or Temporary Paralysis
April 18, 2002
Salmonella Decline May Be Short-Lived If Meat Safety Rollback Continues, Says CSPI
March 14, 2002
Statement of Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food Safety Director: “President Bush, don’t make us put our lives on the line every time we put meat on our plates.”
February 14, 2002
Half of Turkeys Fail Salmonella Tests at ConAgra Plant

2001

December 18, 2001
Meat Industry Wins Right to Sell Filthy Ground Beef
December 13, 2001
Harvard Risk Assessment: “Small Chance” That Some U.S. Cattle Have Mad Cow Disease
November 19, 2001
13 Percent of Turkeys Contaminated with Salmonella: New Government Tests Show Turkey Industry Not Controlling Hazard as Well as Chicken, Ground Beef Companies
October 24, 2001
Seafood is Leading Cause of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
October 10, 2001
“Federal Food Safety Oversight: Does the Fragmented Structure Really Make Sense?”
October 10, 2001
Bill To Establish Single Food-Safety Agency Would Help Prevent Food-borne Illnesses
October 4, 2001
Consumer Group Asks FDA to Require Disclosure of Food Allergens
August 10, 2001
Cattle Better Protected From ‘Mad Cow Disease’ Than People, CSPI Warns
July 9, 2001
Gulf of Mexico Shellfish: Death on the Half Shell
May 25, 2001
Some Like It Hot, But Not When It Comes to Summer Food Safety
February 14, 2001
USDA Ignores Possibility of Contaminated Meat Imported From Mexico
January 19, 2001
Statement on USDA’s Proposed Rule on Listeria
January 12, 2001
USDA’s Meat Labeling Proposal: “A Step In The Right Direction”
January 11, 2001
FDA Should Warn Pregnant Women To Prevent Birth Defects From Mercury-Tainted Seafood

2000

December 1, 2000
Safe Handling Begins on the Farm, Not in the Home
November 17, 2000
Keep Thanksgiving Safe: Guard Against “Left-Out” Leftovers And “Super Germs”
September 20, 2000
U.S. Seafood-Safety System “Unworthy of Public Support”
August 7, 2000
Seafood and Eggs Are Top Causes of Food-Poisoning Outbreaks
July 11, 2000
NAS Methylmercury Report Shows FDA Failed to Protect Consumers from Unsafe Seafood
June 30, 2000
Senate Committee Approves Bill That Could Void State Food Safety Laws
May 25, 2000
Judge’s Ruling in Texas Case Could Cause More Contaminated Meat to Reach Consumers
May 10, 2000
FDA Inaction on Raw Oysters Means More “Deaths on the Half Shell”
January 13, 2000
Miscarriage, Birth Defects “Too High a Price to Pay” for Tainted Food Charge Victims and Health Group

1999

November 18, 1999
USDA Should Stop Giving Turkey Industry a “ Holiday From Safety Checks”
April 28, 1999
Statement on the Introduction of the Consumer Food Safety Act of 1999
April 14, 1999
Statement on Introduction of the Fruit and Vegetable Safety Act of 1999
March 15, 1999
CSPI Calls for “More Solutions, Instead of More Studies” President’s Council on Food Safety’s Assessment
January 22, 1999
Major Gaps Exist In Food-Safety Surveillance, CSPI Charges Public “Kept In The Dark” On Food-Poisoning Trends

1998

November 19, 1998
How Hazardous Is Your Turkey? CSPI Says “Handle with Care”
September 1, 1998
Children, the Elderly, and Immune-Compromised Adults Should Avoid Sprouts Until the Industry Works the “Bugs” Out
August 20, 1998
NAS Confirms FDA And FSIS Not Equipped To Meet Food-Safety Challenges Of The Future
July 9, 1998
Congress Headed for an “F” in Food Safety. Leaves Consumers “Treading Water in a Shark Pond”
June 29, 1998
Consumer Group Seeks End to Deadly Shellfish Harvest from Gulf Coast, Asks Federal Government to Require Safe Raw Oysters
March 31, 1998
“It’s Time To Turn the FDA Into The Food-Poisoning-Prevention Police,” Consumers, Members of Congress Urge
February 4, 1998
Recipe for Safe Campaign Launched

1997

May 14, 1997
Threat of Contaminated Eggs Grows as Agencies Scramble
April 2, 1997
Bumper Crop of Illnesses Traced to FDA-Regulated Foods, Like Fruit Juice, Lettuce and Shellfish

1996

March 19, 1996
National Health and Consumer Groups Express Alarm Over Senate Amendments to Food Laws
March 13, 1996
CSPI Poultry Report: Playing Chicken With Consumers’ Lives