Center for Science in the Public Interest

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• Baby boomers may be heavier and more disabled as they get older

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 128
  Older Americans entering their 70s aren’t functioning as well as the generations that came before them, a new study shows. That may predict that baby boomers will have higher disability rates in their “golden years.” The study compared disability measurements, which assess how well an individual can ...
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• FDA Investigation of Safety & Legality of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Praised by CSPI

  
  BASIL & SPICE — Authority: 136
  Statement of CSPI Alcohol Policy Director George A. Hacker   We strongly support the investigation announced today by the Food and Drug Administration into the safety and legality of caffeinated alcoholic “energy” drinks.   For many years, federal regulators have stood mutely by as these potentially ...
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• Gulf Coast Oyster Harvest Valued at $60 Million (2008)-FL Sen Fights FDA

  
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  WASHINGTON—The Center for Science in the Public Interest was joined today by victims, consumer advocacy, and public health organizations in urging Congress to support the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) efforts to protect consumers from contaminated oysters that each year cause scores of ...
  6 days ago

• 2008: 57% Corn Planted In U.S. Spliced With Bt, 1 Of 4 Farmers Not Compliant

  
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  Too Many Farmers Growing Genetically Engineered Corn Not Complying with Key Environmental Requirements CSPI Urges EPA Not to Re-Register Products Unless Compliance Improves WASHINGTON—One out of every four farmers who plants genetically engineered (GE) corn is failing to comply with at least one important ...
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• Top 10 Riskiest Foods Regulated by the FDA

  
  Health Fitness & Beauty - health-fitness.marc8.com — Authority: 158
  Researchers at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announced their own grocery list of the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. The most hazardous, in order: leafy greens, eggs, tuna, oysters, potatoes, cheese, ice cream, tomatoes, sprouts and berries. Read more...
  2 weeks ago

• CSPI: Food Safety Fix Would Save 325,000 Unnecessary Hospitalizations Yearly

  
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  Senate HELP Committee Weighing FDA Reform Legislation CSPI Urges Quick Action, With More Frequent Inspections & Testing WASHINGTON—Yes, the United States Senate is focused on health care reform.  But if legislators want to save 5,000 lives and prevent 325,000 unnecessary and expensive hospitalizations ...
  3 weeks ago

• Report: Food coloring may cause hyperactive behavior in children

  
  Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com — Authority: 533
  Bethesda, Maryland (CaymanMama.com) — Although most think juvenile hyperactivity is due to too much sugar from birthday cake or Halloween candy, a new report shows it may most likely be the synthetic chemicals used to make those treats colorful. “My assumption has always been that sugar makes kids hyperactive,” ...
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• Family Doctor Group Squanders Credibility by Taking Tainted Coke Cash

  
  BASIL & SPICE — Authority: 136
  Coke "Philanthropy" Buys Friends, Silences Critics, and Advances Anti-Health Extremism, According to CSPI WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Family Physicians, which claims its mission is “to improve the health of patients, families and communities,” is coming under fire for a controversial new partnership ...
  3 weeks ago

• CSPI: 10-25 Needless Deaths Yearly Now Prevented

  
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  FDA Acts to Protect Consumers from Vibrio in Oysters Statement of CSPI Food Safety Director Caroline Smith DeWaal For 15 years, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has been urging the Food and Drug Administration to protect consumers from Vibrio vulnificus—the deadly bacteria found in almost ...
  3 weeks ago

• What are the top 10 risky foods regulated by the FDA?

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 128
  Leafy greens, eggs, and tuna are on the top of a list of the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Those and seven other foods account for nearly 40 percent of all foodborne outbreaks linked to FDA-regulated food. Thats no reason to forgo salads, says the Center for Science in the ...
  4 weeks ago

• FDA and USDA Not Kept in the Loop on Food Imports

  
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  FDA and USDA Not Kept in the Loop on Food Imports, Says GAO CSPI Says Gaps in Import Safety Controls Identified are Troubling WASHINGTON—Multiple agencies share responsibility for ensuring the safety of the increasing volume of imported food, including the Food and Drug Administration, the Agriculture ...
  4 weeks ago

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