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Health Advocates Remake Famous "Hilltop" Ad

It’s Time to Change the Tune on Soda, Says CSPI
June 24, 2015
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"Cheerios Protein" Has Negligibly More Protein, but Far More Sugar, than Original Cheerios

CSPI Sues General Mills, Citing Misleading Labeling and False Advertising
November 9, 2015
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Scientists Call for Retraction of BMJ Feature on Dietary Guidelines

November 5, 2015
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House Members Seek to Undermine Calorie Labeling at Restaurants

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo Wootan
November 3, 2015
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chef Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi Push To Keep Strong Nutrition Standards At School, Provide Students With Nutritious Meals

Gillibrand Joins Food Policy Action & CSPI to Highlight Need for Healthy School Meals as Congress Negotiates Child Nutrition Standards
October 27, 2015
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Does Soda = Happiness? CSPI Builds a Happiness Stand to Find Out

Video Seeks to #ShareHonesty on Soda
October 27, 2015
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IARC Evaluates Carcinogenicity of Red and Processed Meat

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Director Bonnie Liebman
October 26, 2015
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Food Day 2015 Puts Spotlight on Greener Diets

Improving Diets and Pushing Policy Changes are Food Day's Objectives
October 22, 2015
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Plum Organics Announces New Baby and Toddler Pouch Naming Conventions

October 22, 2015
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FDA Sued for its Failure to Regulate Salt

CSPI Says Agency Unlawfully Delaying Action on 2005 Petition
October 8, 2015
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House Agriculture Hearing Shows Why Experts, not Politicians, Should Guide Government Nutrition Guidelines

Special Interests Seek to Meddle in Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Says CSPI
October 7, 2015
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Science, Not Politics, Should Guide Dietary Guidelines

Statement of CSPI President Michael F. Jacobson
October 7, 2015
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Label Improvements Resolve Vitaminwater Litigation

September 30, 2015
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Congress Proposes to Freeze Nutrition Advice in Time

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
June 15, 2015
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FDA: Artificial Trans Fat Not Safe for Use in Food

In Huge Advance for Public Health, Food Industry Given Deadline to Remove Partially Hydrogenated Oil from Food Supply
June 16, 2015
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CSPI's Food Safety Director Moving to the FDA

Caroline Smith DeWaal Will Help Manage Import Safety at FDA after 21 Years at CSPI
June 11, 2015
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Safer Food in Final Stretch as White House Reviews Final Rules

June 10, 2015
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New York City Proposes Bold Sodium Warnings on Restaurant Menus

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
June 9, 2015
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States Vary Widely at Reporting Foodborne Illness Outbreaks to CDC

June 8, 2015
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CSPI Opposes Bill to Exempt Supermarkets, Convenience Stores from Calorie Disclosures

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
June 4, 2015
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Red Lobster, The Cheesecake Factory, Sonic Top 2015 Xtreme Eating Awards

One Red Lobster Meal, Plus Cocktail, Hits 3,600 Calories
June 3, 2015
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CSPI Calls for Stronger Action to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Statement of CSPI Senior Food Safety Attorney David W. Plunkett
June 2, 2015
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City of Davis, CA, Takes Soda off Kids' Menus

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
May 27, 2015
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States Stand To Save Hundreds of Millions in Health Care Costs with National Sodium Reduction Effort

May 21, 2015
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Beech-Nut to Disclose Exact Percentages of Key Ingredients

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
May 20, 2015

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Coconut Oil Myths Persist in Face of the Facts

“Miraculous.” “Amazing.” “Life Saving.” Some people love coconut oil, the “virgin” oil kind made by puréeing coconut meat and gently heating it. And they love the myths about its health benefits. Too bad evidence is lacking for some of them.

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