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Injured Families Ask FDA to Keep Poppy Seed Imports Free from Dangerous Levels of Opiates

Contaminated Poppy Seeds Have Killed 19 in the U.S.
February 5, 2021
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Implementation of COVID-19 meal pattern waivers: Best practices and comparisons by state

February 8, 2021
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FDA Urged to Stop Formula Companies from Selling Sugary Drinks as “Formula” to Toddlers

“Transition Formulas” and “Toddler Milks” Violate FDA Labeling Rules and Are Not Recommended by Experts
February 9, 2021
Gerber's "Good Start" transition formula product

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CSPI comment on July 29, 2020 Citizen Petition

February 9, 2021
Nutramigen "toddler" formula

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CSPI and Rudd Center FDA Request for Enforcement re: Toddler Milks and Transition Formulas

February 9, 2021
Enfagrow's "premium toddler transitions" product.
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CSPI Praises House Stimulus Legislation for Addressing Hunger

Statement of CSPI Deputy Director of Federal Affairs Colin Schwartz
February 11, 2021

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Factsheet: Healthy Food Service Guidelines for New York State Act

February 16, 2021

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NANA Letter to Congress and USDA re: Child Nutrition Programs

February 17, 2021

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Letter to Congress re: Child Tax Credit

February 17, 2021

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Letter to FTC Requesting Investigation into Grocery Industry Practices

February 19, 2021

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Comments to FDA re: Traceability Requirements for Foods

February 22, 2021
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CSPI Urges Confirmation of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
February 23, 2021
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Coalition Letter to Treasury Secretary Yellen Urging Improved Alcohol Labeling

February 24, 2021

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Comment to FDA re: Voluntary Disclosure of Sesame as an Allergen

March 1, 2021

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CSPI's Takeaways from the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

March 1, 2021

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CSPI Amicus Brief in ABA v. San Francisco

March 1, 2021
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2021 Virtual Sugary Drink Summit

March 2, 2021

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FDA Warns Joseph Mercola Not to Market Products Making Fake Claims to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

Statement of CSPI President Dr. Peter G. Lurie
March 4, 2021

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CSPI's Letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

March 5, 2021
Secretary Tom Vilsack

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Comment to USDA re: Proposed Rulemaking for the Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering

March 8, 2021

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Comment to FDA re: Request for Information on Labeling of Foods Comprised of or Containing Cultured Seafood Cells

March 8, 2021

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Fact Sheet: Synthetic Food Dyes and California's OEHHA

March 8, 2021

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Fact Sheet: Synthetic Food Dyes in School Food

March 8, 2021

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Complaint: County of Santa Clara et al. v. HHS

March 9, 2021
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Healthy School Meals for All FAQ

March 9, 2021

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Hydration 101: How much water do you need?

How much water do you need?

“You’d think we’d have a one-­sentence answer,” says Colleen Muñoz, assistant professor of health sciences at the University of Hartford. “But it’s much more complicated.”

The usual advice to drink eight 8 oz. glasses of water a day—the 8-by-8 rule—seems daunting. But it was never about water alone.

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