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- Food Roundup: Cards Help Recalls, Burger King Body Spray Returns, and More
- Stores notify customers via loyalty cards -- Some supermarket chains are using data from loyalty cards to contact customers who have purchased recalled products, such as peanut butter contaminated with salmonella. Costco, for example, has contacted more than 1.5 million customers. CSPI has urged other stores to follow suit. [Source:...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- CSPI Sues Bayer Over Alleged Bogus Claim That Vitamins Fight Prostate Cancer
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest has made good on its promise to sue Bayer for claiming that its Men's One A Day vitamin products can prevent or reduce prostate cancer. BNET noted in June that Bayer was running radio ads for One A Day that claimed vitamins...
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
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- Court dismisses CSPI lawsuit urging BK to action on trans fats
- MIAMI (Dec. 22, 2008) A District of Columbia Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Center for Science in the Public Interest against Burger King Corp. that had urged the burger behemoth either to halt use of artificial trans fats or post prominent warnings about the substance...
- News items 2009-08-07
- CSPI Urges FDA to Halt Misleading Food Label Claims - Center for Science in the Public Interest - Brief Article
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI is asking FDA to take enforcement action against seven food manufacturers whose labels CSPI says "deceive consumers with false or misleading claims about the absence of genetically engineered ingredients." In a statement, CSPI says the organization is not concerned about the...
- Research articles 2001-08-27
- FTC refutes CSPI claim that "malternative beverages" are targeted to minors
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has said it found no evidence that "malternative" alcoholic drinks are being marketed to minors. The investigation had been prompted by a complaint from the advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI. The CSPI had accused beer and spirits companies of...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- CSPI: Some Imported Meat and Poultry Could Be Contaminated
- Recently, USDA-inspected meat and poultry plants in five countries were so ill-equipped, dirty or otherwise in violation of department rules that they were barred by the department from exporting to the United States. However, according to consumer group Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI, in six out of...
- Research articles 2000-10-23
- CSPI Petitions FDA to Require Diarrhea Notice on Foods that Contain Sorbitol
- A sugar substitute that is used in sugar-free foods like Life Savers and Brach's Star Brites candies has received the attention of consumer watchdog group the Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI. CSPI recently petitioned FDA to improve its warning label on processed foods that contain sorbitol because...
- Research articles 1999-10-18
- FDA calls for comments on CSPI's added sugars petition
- FDA is calling for comments on a petition submitted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI. The petition requested that FDA establish a Daily Reference Value DRV for added sugars with a corresponding Daily Value, require the declaration of added sugars, and revise criteria pertaining to nutrient...
- Research articles 2000-07-03
- Utz Olestra Chips Fail to Comply with FDA Labeling Standards, CSPI Says
- Packages of Utz's new Yes-brand olestra potato chips do not bear the proper sickness surveillance label, charges consumer group Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI. The most vocal opponent of olestra, CSPI says the packages should include a toll-free number for consumers who become ill to call. Yes-brand...
- Research articles 1999-02-08
- New Fungus Foods Make People Sick Says CSPI
- WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI has told the Food and Drug Administration FDA that a small percentage of consumers may get sick and throw up after eating a new chicken- and meat-substitute made fWASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- CSPI petitions FDA to update food labeling rules.(Washington)(Center for Science in the Public Interest)(Brief Article)
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI petitioned FDA to update its labeling rules so consumers can easily see exactly how many calories they are getting in single-serve bottles and packages. The group called on FDA to require beverages The Center for Science in...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- CSPI Announces the 'Where's the Beef?' Campaign
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a letter to Secretary Ann Veneman, the Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI announced its "Where's the Beef?" campaign, to urge the Department of Agriculture USDA to disclose distribution reWASHINGTON, Aug. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a letter to Secretary Ann...
- Research articles 2004-08-06
- CSPI Reaction to Frito-Lay/Dr. Cooper Nutrition Initiative
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson: WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement of Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson:
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- Group objects to CSPI's acrylamide petition. (Washington).
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI misrepresented government nutrition data in a June 2003 petition to FDA, which demanded that the FDA force food producers to reduce the amount of acrylamide present in their products, according to The Center for Science in...
- Research articles 2003-07-14
- CSPI: 'Cruel Oil' Report Exposes Palm Oil's Impact on Health & Environment
- WASHINGTON, June 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Palm oil has long been known to promote heart disease, but a new report from the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI says that palm oil production also promotes destruction of the rainforest, paWASHINGTON, June 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Palm oil...
- Research articles 2005-06-07
- FTC rejects CSPI complaint on malternatives - Federal Trade Commission investigates Center for Science in the Public Interest claim that malternatives are marketed to minors - Brief Article
- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has found no evidence that "malternative" alcoholic beverages are being marketed to minors, according to an investigation prompted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI.
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- CSPI claims Ben & Jerry's misleads - Company News - ice cream company; charged by group with misleading customers about products - Brief Article
- Speciality ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry's, which enjoys an eco-friendly public image, misleads customers according to a complaint filed by the US Centre for Science in the Public Interest CSPI.
- Research articles 2002-08-15
- CSPI charges FDA with misleading Congress over food labels
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest is questioning an FDA report to Congress in which the agency said it was monitoring food labels for inaccurate nutrition information and misleading health-related claims. According to a CSPI statement, the FDA report "implies that agency inspectors checked more than 28,000 food...
- Research articles 2006-07-24
- CSPI petitions FDA to create "healthy food" labeling system
- The Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI says the plethora of "healthy food" labels employed by dozens of U.S. food manufactures can easily confuse or mislead consumers, and so it is calling on FDA to develop a uniform national set of label symbols to help consumers quickly identify...
- Research articles 2006-12-11
- Ben & Jerry's Fudging The Truth, Says CSPI; Nothing 'All Natural' About Artificial Ingredients
- WASHINGTON, July 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ben & Jerry's misleads customers by falsely claiming that some of its ice cream and frozen yogurt products are "All Natural," when they contain artificial flavors, hydrogenated oils, or other factory-made substances, according to a complaint filed today by the nonprofit Center for Science...
- Research articles 2002-07-30
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