U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-KS, has introduced The Better Food Disclosure Act (The Better FDA), a to reform the “Generally Recognized as Safe” or “GRAS” practice by which the
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By Sarah Sorscher
Last week, some of the biggest players in Big Food, including household names like Nestlé, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Hormel and PepsiCo, teamed up to launch a
Although some food companies have said they will voluntarily remove certain artificial dyes from their products, at least a third of companies have not said they will make such changes,
Poultry producers will continue to be able to legally sell products contaminated with Salmonella now that the USDA has withdrawn a proposed regulation.
The “Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry” had
Federal officials say the FDA will begin phasing out approval of synthetic food dyes that are petroleum based.
In a media memo released on April 21, Secretary of Health and
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The current Administration has talked a lot about “Making America Healthy Again” in the fight to reduce chronic disease. Now, the FDA has an opportunity to show that it’
The movement to ban certain additives in food or beverages that started last year in California and spread this year first to Illinois has now reached as far as the
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By Sarah Sorscher, Director of Regulatory Affairs, CSPI
Today, Netflix will release a powerful documentary, “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food,” which shines a harsh light on the
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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
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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
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By Mitzi D. Baum and James Kincheloe
The recent media coverage and public outcry over illnesses and two infant deaths associated with recalled powdered infant formula due to Cronobacter
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A year ago the Center for Science in the Public Interest urged the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from unprocessed poppy seeds contaminated with naturally occurring opiate
