Center for Science in the Public Interest

A senator and representative have introduced legislation that would give the FDA and CDC authority to enter and collect samples at feedlots during foodborne illness outbreaks.

Federal agencies currently cannot collect samples from concentrated animal

Continue Reading Legislation would give the FDA, and CDC power to collect samples from animal farms during outbreaks

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Momentum for mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling continues to grow as new organizations are joining the effort to encourage the Food and Drug Administration to develop labels that would call attention to high

Continue Reading A new CSPI national poll indicates an overwhelming favorable public response to the labeling change

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Editor’s note: Following is Tuesday’s testimony of Peter Lurie, MD, MPH, President and Executive Director, CSPI, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and

Continue Reading Testimony from the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the infant formula crisis

Several groups, including Consumer Reports and STOP Foodborne Illness, have written to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of increased food safety efforts regarding Salmonella in poultry.

The groups describe current regulations as “antiquated” and

Continue Reading Consumer groups encourage USDA secretary to continue efforts to make chicken products safer