Center for Science in the Public Interest

FDA’s draft guidance on allergen labeling met with lukewarm reception from consumer group

In announcing a draft compliance guide for FDA staff on enforcement about major food allergen labeling the agency has missed the mark with a comment about sesame activities, according to

By Coral Beach

/ 17 May 2023

FDA’s draft guidance on allergen labeling met with lukewarm reception from consumer group

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

— OPINION — 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

By Center for Science in the Public Interest

/ 16 Apr 2023

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

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

— OPINION — 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

By Guest Contributor

/ 30 Mar 2023

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

FDA self-assessment a start, but Congress needs to deliver

– OPINION – By Peter G. Lurie The Food and Drug Administration’s internal report offers a comprehensive look at just how much work the FDA and Congress have before them in

By Guest Contributor

/ 22 Sep 2022

FDA self-assessment a start, but Congress needs to deliver

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

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

By Coral Beach

/ 14 Sep 2022

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

Questions loom as FDA remains quiet on investigation into infant formula outbreak

Parents, consumer groups, and a congresswoman want to know why it took the FDA months to begin investigations into infant formula after learning of the beginning of a cronobacter outbreak

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Mar 2022

Questions loom as FDA remains quiet on investigation into infant formula outbreak

Center for Science in the Public Interest marks 50 years of action in food safety

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

By News Desk

/ 6 Nov 2021

Center for Science in the Public Interest marks 50 years of action in food safety

CSPI/CR request to prohibit nitrate statements put on track for approval

The USDA’S Food Safety and Inspection Service is giving a positive response to a citizen’s petition from the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Consumer Reports.

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Dec 2020

CSPI/CR request to prohibit nitrate statements put on track for approval

Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole

Opinion President Trump’s executive order keeping meat plants open during the COVID-19 pandemic is a further threat to the health of the women and men who produce our food.

By Center for Science in the Public Interest

/ 30 Apr 2020

Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole

Marler ups the ante on meat industry; petitions USDA to ban 31 Salmonella strains

Attorneys representing the Center for Science in the Public Interest sued USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in 2014 because the agency would not declare the most dangerous Salmonella

By Dan Flynn

/ 20 Jan 2020

Marler ups the ante on meat industry; petitions USDA to ban 31 Salmonella strains

CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement

More than 60 people are confirmed sick with Salmonella infections in a multistate outbreak linked to fresh papayas from Mexico, according to a public alert issued this afternoon. Federal officials

By Coral Beach

/ 28 Jun 2019

CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement

Scientists urge surgeon general to issue warning about unwashed poppy seeds

In a letter to the country’s top medical official, the Center for Science in the Public Interest asked U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to issue an advisory warning

By Coral Beach

/ 4 Jun 2019

Scientists urge surgeon general to issue warning about unwashed poppy seeds

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Center for Science in the Public Interest

FDA’s draft guidance on allergen labeling met with lukewarm reception from consumer group

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

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

FDA self-assessment a start, but Congress needs to deliver

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

Questions loom as FDA remains quiet on investigation into infant formula outbreak

Center for Science in the Public Interest marks 50 years of action in food safety

CSPI/CR request to prohibit nitrate statements put on track for approval

Trump’s order to keep meat plants open gives big business a loophole

Marler ups the ante on meat industry; petitions USDA to ban 31 Salmonella strains

CDC warns against papayas from Mexico amidst new outbreak; CSPI says FDA should step up enforcement

Scientists urge surgeon general to issue warning about unwashed poppy seeds