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# Center for Science in the Public Interest marks 50 years of action in food safety
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/11/center-for-science-in-the-public-interest-marks-50-years-of-action-in-food-safety/
- Published: 2021-11-06T04:05:39.000Z
- Updated: 2021-11-05T19:45:10.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Consumer Education, Food Policy & Law, For Consumers, For Industry, Nutrition & Public Health, Science & Research, activists, Center for Science in the Public Interest, CSPI, science, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 08:33

Founded in 1971, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year.

It is perhaps the oldest independent, science-based consumer advocacy organization with a record of accomplishments and a clear and ambitious agenda for improving the food system. The organization does not take funding from government or industry.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, among other activities, CSPI is policing the marketplace and urging regulators to crack down on [supplement manufacturers](https://www.cspinet.org/news/cspi-urges-federal-enforcement-action-against-supplement-manufacturers-making-illegal-antiviral?ref=foodsafetynews.com) and others who would try to exploit the pandemic for profit.

CSPI provides practical, science-based advice to consumers interested in nutrition, food safety, and health, and leads advocacy for a healthier food environment in communities nationwide.

CSPI’s funding comes from the hundreds of thousands of subscribers to its award-winning [*Nutrition Action Healthletter*](https://subscribe.nutritionaction.com/?ref=foodsafetynews.com) — which has never accepted advertising — and from foundations and individual donors who support policies that protect the environment and public health. CSPI takes no corporate or government donations.

Here is a video further describing the organization’s activities.

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