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CSPI Urges FDA to Take Further Action on Tianeptine Products

Posted on August 28, 2020

On August 25, 2020, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sent a letter urging FDA to take further enforcement against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers that sell products

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CSPI Urges FDA to Take Enforcement Against Implied “Low Sugar” and “Reduced Sugar” Claims

Posted on January 22, 2020

On January 9, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) sent a letter to Dr. Susan T. Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

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CSPI Asks FDA Not To Make Sweeping Changes to Food Standards of Identity

Posted on January 8, 2020

As our readers may recall, FDA held a public meeting on September 27, 2019, to discuss FDA’s efforts to modernize food Standards of Identity (SOI) and to provide information

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CSPI Calls for National Registry of Gene-Edited Agricultural Crops

Posted on April 25, 2019

Criticizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lack of oversight over foods produced with gene editing technology (e.g., Zinc Finger Nucleases, TALENS, or

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CSPI Petitions USDA for Cancer-Risk Warning Labels on Meat

Posted on December 5, 2016

For years, researchers have debated the link between the consumption of red meat and cancer. On October 26, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) took what is perhaps the most

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