Keep Updated: Email updates RSS syndication	NCAA Alcohol Advertising Policies Not Restrictive, Despite Claim — January 16, 2009 Outgoing Bush Administration Issues Last-Minute Reg on Iffy Health Claims on Foods — January 15, 2009 Coke Sued for Fraudulent Claims on Obesity Promoting “VitaminWater” — January 15, 2009 Subway Urged to Set Nutrition Standards for Foods Marketed to Children — January 14, 2009 Health Experts Urge President-elect Obama to Take Bold Action to Reverse Obesity Epidemic — January 9, 2009 Nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General Supported by CSPI — January 7, 2009 Labeling of Bug-Based Food Colorings Will Help Some Consumers — January 5, 2009 Govt. Science Panels Skewed Toward Industry, Says Report — January 5, 2009 Court Scolds Gerber for Marketing Candy as "Fruit Juice Snacks" — January 2, 2009 State Attorneys General Negotiate End of Caffeinated "Sparks" Beer — December 18, 2008 FDA Issues Midnight Go-ahead for Potentially Harmful Stevia Sweetener — December 18, 2008 Stevia: What’s the Rush? — December 15, 2008 Consumer Groups Call on Obama Administration to Take Action on Food Safety During First 100 Days — December 12, 2008 Next Ag Secretary Should Have Food Safety, Nutrition, and Environmental Focus, Groups Say — December 11, 2008 Naughty Brewers Sully Santa in Beer Promos — December 9, 2008 GAO Calls for Greater Coordination, Monitoring of Genetically Engineered Crops — December 5, 2008 Industry Not Lowering Sodium in Processed Foods, Despite Public Health Concerns — December 4, 2008 Nestlé Agrees to Curb Children's Marketing — December 2, 2008 Eating as if Your Life Depends on It — December 1, 2008 Fish & Shellfish Top CSPI Outbreak List — November 25, 2008 Longer Tests on Lab Animals Urged for Potential Carcinogens — November 17, 2008 CSPI's Director of Litigation Named Advocate of the Year — November 13, 2008 How Should the Next Administration Address Genetically Engineered Food Animals? — November 7, 2008 Philadelphia Passes Strongest Nutrition Labeling Requirements for Chain Restaurant Menus — November 6, 2008 Brits Get Treats, Americans Get Tricks From Food Companies, Says Nutrition Action Healthletter — October 22, 2008 GAO Says FDA Fails to Ensure Accuracy and Truthfulness of Food Labels — October 10, 2008 Yum! Brands Praised for Adding Calorie Counts to KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell Menu Boards — October 1, 2008 California First State in Nation to Pass Menu Labeling Law — September 30, 2008 Despite Pledges, Nickelodeon Still Marketing Nutritionally Poor Food — September 23, 2008 FDA to Announce Rules for Engineered Animals — September 18, 2008 FDA Web Site on Drug Ads Developed by Drug Industry PR Firm — September 15, 2008 MillerCoors Drops Offensive Sparks Ads on Heavy.com — September 12, 2008 MillerCoors Under Fire for Raunchy, Soft Porn Ads for Controversial "Sparks" Energy Brew — September 11, 2008 CSPI Sues to Stop MillerCoors' "Sparks" Alcoholic Energy Drink — September 8, 2008 Lab Tests Point to Problems with Trendy New Stevia Sweetener — August 28, 2008 Local and State Governments Call for Federal Action to Reduce Salt Levels in Food — August 25, 2008 FDA Approves Irradiation for Spinach, Lettuce — August 21, 2008 Parents Urged to Report Children's Reactions to Food Dyes — August 21, 2008 FTC Settles With Nationally-Recognized Maker of Healthy Remedy — August 14, 2008 CSPI Praises Senators for Bipartisan Food Safety Bill — August 14, 2008 CSPI Blasts NCAA Decision to Keep Beer Ads — August 8, 2008 Dirty Dining: Restaurants Need Food Safety Letter Grades, Says CSPI — August 7, 2008 Pressure Grows to Expel Beer Advertising from NCAA Basketball — August 5, 2008 Obesity on the Kids' Menus at Top Chains — August 4, 2008 Federal Trade Commission Issues Report on Food Marketing to Kids — July 29, 2008 California Terminates Artificial Trans Fat! — July 25, 2008 “Thin Mint Blizzard” Merits a Badge of Shame for Girl Scouts of the USA and Dairy Queen, Says CSPI — July 24, 2008 FDA Finds Salmonella Strain on Jalapeno Pepper — July 21, 2008 Sara Lee to Make Clear its “Made with Whole Grain White Bread” is 30 Percent Whole Grain — July 21, 2008 U.S. Food Safety Programs Lag Behind Other Countries, Says GAO — July 15, 2008 Medical & Science Journals Urged to Adopt Common Policy on Disclosing Financial Conflicts of Interest — July 11, 2008 Emergency Regs Needed for Tracking Produce, Food Groups Say — July 3, 2008 California Senate Votes to Phase-out Artificial Trans Fat from Restaurants — July 2, 2008 Kraft, General Mills, Dole, & Others Ripping Off Consumers with Bogus Immunity Claims — July 1, 2008 Anheuser-Busch to Stop Caffeinating Alcoholic Beverages — June 26, 2008 NASA’s James Hansen to Deliver Keynote at CSPI Conference on Rejuvenating Public-Sector Science — June 25, 2008 Corn Refiners’ Ad Campaign Called Deceptive — June 23, 2008 House Vote for More Food Safety Money Praised — June 20, 2008 New Poll Shows Calories Hard for New Yorkers to Guess — June 11, 2008 FDA Inaction to Blame for Salmonella Outbreak — June 10, 2008 Nestlé Nudged by Lawmaker, Health Groups on Marketing Junk Food to Kids — June 9, 2008 Mass. House Tackles Artificial Trans Fat — June 4, 2008 CSPI Urges FDA to Ban Artificial Food Dyes Linked to Behavior Problems — June 2, 2008 Coke, Pepsi's New Global Commitment on Advertising to Kids Called Weak — May 20, 2008 Senate Move on FDA Funding Praised — May 8, 2008 Brewers Urged to Stop Marketing Beer Shirts to Young Girls — April 29, 2008 Which Food Additives Are Safe? Which Aren’t? — April 29, 2008 New Yorkers Want Statewide Phase-out of Artificial Trans Fat — April 24, 2008 Maine Taxes on Soda, Beer & Wine Applauded — April 18, 2008 House to Consider Comprehensive FDA Reform Bill — April 17, 2008 With Calories Hard to Guess, Washington Voters Want Answers on Menus — April 17, 2008 Judge Upholds NYC Law Requiring Calories on Menus & Menu Boards — April 16, 2008 College Presidents Urge Elimination of Alcohol Advertising on NCAA Sports — April 9, 2008 Americans and Europeans Want Tougher Action on Childhood Obesity and Diet-Related Disease — April 2, 2008 CSPI Says Parents May Want to Avoid BPA-lined Cans — April 2, 2008 San Francisco Mayor Signs Menu Labeling Bill — March 26, 2008 Getting Creamed at the Office? — March 24, 2008 Baltimore Joins Montgomery County in Moving Toward Trans-Fat-Free Future — March 18, 2008 NEWS ADVISORY: Generation Excess III — March 17, 2008 Bay State Restaurants Still Using Artificial Trans Fat Despite Health Risks — March 13, 2008 Airborne Agrees to Pay $23.3 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over False Advertising of its "Miracle Cold Buster" — March 3, 2008 CSPI to Sue Anheuser-Busch, Miller over Alcoholic Energy Drinks — February 28, 2008 Court Rebuffs Burger King in Trans Fat Case — February 25, 2008 Consumers Still At Risk, Despite Recall — February 20, 2008 Mass. Voters Favor Ridding Restaurants of Artificial Trans Fat — February 19, 2008 Massive Meat Recall Represents Terrible Failure of USDA Oversight — February 17, 2008 Unlikely Duo Opposes San Francisco Soft Drink Tax Plan — February 6, 2008 Bush Food Protection Initiative Fails to Nourish a Starving FDA — February 4, 2008 Junk Food Marketing Prevalent in Montgomery County Schools — January 31, 2008 New York City Board of Health (Again) Votes to Put Calories on Chain Restaurant Menus and Menu Boards — January 22, 2008 Labels on Alcoholic Drinks Should Include Calories, Ingredients & Alcohol Content, Says CSPI — January 22, 2008 Polluters Drilling for Respect on Campus, Says Report — January 21, 2008 CSPI on the FDA’s Safety Assessment of Food from Cloned Animals — January 15, 2008 Consumer Groups in 20 Countries Urge Coke, Pepsi to Limit Soft Drink Marketing to Children — January 3, 2008 Louisville, KY Passes Trans Fat Measure — December 21, 2007 Congress Tells FDA to Tighten Standards for Health Claims — December 20, 2007 Artificial Trans Fat to Leave Westchester County, NY — December 20, 2007 Produce and Poultry Top Causes of “Illnesses Linked to Outbreaks” — December 20, 2007 Sara Lee Accused of Whole Grain Whitewash — December 17, 2007 CSPI Urges Stronger FDA and Modernized Food Safety Law — December 5, 2007 Cancer Warning Urged for Beta-Carotene Supplements — December 5, 2007 Despite Official Spin, Report Shows FDA Can Easily Find Experts Without Conflicts of Interest — December 3, 2007 NBC Affiliate in NYC Urged To Reconsider Liquor Ads — November 30, 2007 Two-thirds of States Get Poor Grades on School Food Report Card — November 28, 2007 FDA to Hold Hearing on Regulating Salt Content in Food — November 27, 2007 New Food Import Safety Recommendations Issued — November 6, 2007 Hold on to Your Wallet: CSPI Flags 8 Food Frauds — November 6, 2007 A 3,000-Calorie Dinner? Belly-ssimo! — October 31, 2007 Congress Needs to Build a Modern Food Safety System, Says CSPI — October 30, 2007 New York State Assembly to Hold Hearing on Food Additives, Children's Behavior — October 29, 2007 Groups Announce Global “Dump Soda” Campaign — October 29, 2007 New York City Health Dept. Proposes That Restaurant Chains with 15+ Outlets List Calories — October 24, 2007 Consumer and Industry Groups Cosponsor Conference on Salt Reduction — October 23, 2007 Menu Labeling Veto a "Giant, Greasy Stain" on Schwarzenegger Health Record — October 15, 2007 Zero Should Mean Zero When it Comes to Trans Fat, Says CSPI — October 5, 2007 Philadelphia Council Urged Not to Open Trans Fat Loophole — October 5, 2007 Omega-3 Madness: Fish Oil or Snake Oil? — October 1, 2007 Coca-Cola's Fuze Beverage Makes False Claims of Reducing Risk of Cancer, Heart Disease, Flu, Kidney Infection, More — September 26, 2007 FDA Reform Bill Passes House & Senate — September 21, 2007 Food Safety Act Calls For Inspections on Produce Farms — September 20, 2007 What’s Making Us Sick? — September 17, 2007 CSPI Urges FDA to Facilitate Adverse Reaction Reporting for Dietary Supplements — September 17, 2007 Study Shows Progress in Getting Soft Drinks out of Schools, Still Two-Thirds of School Beverage Sales are Sugary Drinks — September 17, 2007 Burger King to Reform its Marketing to Children — September 12, 2007 Physicians Urge Kennedy, Dodd to Support Curb on Financial Conflicts of Interest on FDA Advisory Committees — September 12, 2007 Feds Urged to Halt False Statements on Ads and Labels for Menopause Supplement “Promensil” — September 12, 2007 New Aspartame Safety Review ‘Perfectly Predictable’ — September 12, 2007 States, Cities May Require Nutrition Labeling at Restaurants, Judge Finds — September 11, 2007 California Legislature Passes Historic Menu Labeling Bill — September 11, 2007 NFL Linebacker Case Highlights League's Ties to Alcohol Money, Says CSPI — September 4, 2007 Menu Labeling Bill Clears Key Hurdle in California — August 30, 2007 "All-Natural Herbal" Supplement May Illegally Harbor Prescription Drug — August 20, 2007 Nickelodeon Reduces Junk Food Marketing to Kids — August 16, 2007 Consumers Pay Hefty Premium for Air, Packaging in 100-Calorie Packs — August 14, 2007 CSPI Praises House Action Prohibiting Misleading Health Claims for Foods — August 7, 2007 House Moves to End Financial Conflicts of Interest at FDA — August 3, 2007 Menu Labeling Urged for Montgomery County, Md., and DC — August 2, 2007 Burger King and Wendy's Fries Flunk Trans Fat Test in New York City — August 2, 2007 More Teens Choosing Liquor over Beer? — July 27, 2007 Important to Heed Warning Presented by Botulism Recall — July 24, 2007 In Seattle, Menu Labeling Is "In", Trans Fat is "Out" — July 20, 2007 Food Companies’ Marketing Commitments a Positive Development — July 18, 2007 Chinese Import Scandal Demonstrates FDA Failings, Congress Told — July 17, 2007 New York City’s Fast-Food Calorie Labeling Rule Should Be Upheld, Groups Urge Federal Court — July 16, 2007 Subway First to List Calories on Menu Boards in Country — July 9, 2007 FDA Should Reconsider Aspartame Cancer Risk, Say Experts — June 25, 2007 New Quality Control Regulations Not Enough to Ensure Safety of Dietary Supplements — June 22, 2007 Egg Producers Deceive Consumers, Violate Law with Bogus Omega-3 Claims — June 21, 2007 Desperate Restaurant Chains Sue NYC Over Diners' Right to Know — June 15, 2007 Kellogg Company Makes Historic Settlement Agreement, Adopting Nutrition Standards For Marketing Foods To Children — June 14, 2007 Trans Fat Holdouts Remain in Supermarkets, Despite Labeling — June 11, 2007 Food Marketers Rely Less on TV in Favor of Other Marketing, Says CSPI About FTC Report — June 1, 2007 Pumped-Up Poultry Not ‘Natural,’ Says CSPI — May 22, 2007 Federal Trade Commission Urged to Crack Down on Enviga — May 21, 2007 Last Call for Anheuser-Busch’s Ill-Considered ‘Spykes’ Drink — May 18, 2007 Burger King Hit With Trans Fat Lawsuit — May 16, 2007 Montgomery County, Md., to Phase Artificial Trans Fat out of Restaurants — May 15, 2007 CSPI Calls on House to Fix FDA Reform Bill by Eliminating Conflict-of-Interest Waivers — May 9, 2007 USDA Wrong Place to Consolidate Food Safety, Says CSPI — May 9, 2007 CSPI Tracks Beer Money in Congress — May 8, 2007 Memory Supplements Forgettable, Says CSPI — May 4, 2007 CSPI on the New Food Protection Czar — May 2, 2007 CSPI Salutes KFC for Trans-Fat-Free Chicken — April 30, 2007 Institute of Medicine School Food Recommendations Should Be Law of the Land, Says CSPI — April 25, 2007 CSPI Urges FDA to Ban Grain Imports from China — April 24, 2007 Quaker Agrees to Tone Down Exaggerated Health Claims on Oatmeal — April 17, 2007 Anheuser-Busch's "Spykes" Labels Illegal, Group Says — April 16, 2007 New CDC Data Show Increases in E.coli, Salmonella and Vibrio — April 12, 2007 World Health Organization Forum Endorses Salt Reduction to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke — April 9, 2007 CSPI Urges Nationwide Recall of Spykes "Liquid Lunchables" — April 4, 2007 Montgomery County Trans Fat Proposal Praised — March 26, 2007 Wok Carefully: CSPI Takes a (Second) Look at Chinese Restaurant Food — March 21, 2007 Surgeon General's Call to Action on Underage Drinking Welcomed — March 7, 2007 T.G.I. Friday’s “Right Portion, Right Price” is Right Direction, Says CSPI — March 7, 2007 Senate Hearing to Debate Junk Food in Schools Tuesday — March 5, 2007 Anheuser-Busch Urged to Abandon "Idiotarod" Beer Promotion — February 28, 2007 Chain Restaurants Charged With Promoting “X-treme Eating” — February 26, 2007 British Crackdown on Junk Food Ads Praised — February 23, 2007 Consumer Group Praises Pepsi's Disclosure of Caffeine Content — February 20, 2007 Congressional Leaders Call for Single Food Safety Agency — February 14, 2007 Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable, Says CSPI — February 14, 2007 Enviga Study Casts Doubt on Calorie Burning & Weight-Loss Claims — February 12, 2007 Philadelphia Moving Toward Trans-Fat-Free Future — February 8, 2007 Watchdog Group Sues Coke, Nestlé For Bogus "Enviga" Claims — February 1, 2007 CSPI Recommends Avoiding Fried Foods at Burger King & McDonald's Until Frying Oil No Longer Partially Hydrogenated — January 31, 2007 What Danger Lurks in the School Cafeteria? — January 30, 2007 Glaxo-Affiliated Doctors to Dominate Upcoming NIH Neonatal Herpes Conference — January 18, 2007 7UP Drops "All Natural" Claim — January 12, 2007 Kraft is Sued for Falsely Calling Capri Sun Drink "All Natural" — January 8, 2007 USDA Urged to Limit Sodium in Meat and Poultry Foods — January 3, 2007

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