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Serving Safer Shellfish: Why The FDA Shouldn't Back Down

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Vibrio Vulnificus, Michael Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Oysters, Food Safety, Cspi, Gulf Coast, Health, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Every summer, like clockwork, a dozen or more Americans with cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, HIV, or alcohol-related liver damage die after eating summer oysters from Gulf Coast states.

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The Most Dangerous Foods (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eric Sorensen | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Risky Food, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Food, Dangerous Food, Slideshow, Salmonella, Riskiest Food, Food Outbreaks, E. Coli, Deadly Foods, Leafy Greens, Green News

A new study put out by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has ranked the ten foods that the FDA regulates which have caused the most...

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Agricultural Biotechnology: Scourge or Savior?

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Pesticides, Biotechnology, Genetically Engineered, Corn, Crops, Genetically Engineered Foods, Michael Jacobson, Biotech, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Congress should require the Food and Drug Administration to formally approve new GE foods to ensure that they are safe for humans.

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Denny's Culinary Crime Spree

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sodium, Denny's, Lawsuit, Cspi, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

Is Denny's actually trying to kill off its best customers? In all likelihood, no. After all, the company wants to continue selling Moons Over My Ham...

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Killer Cookie Dough?

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Obama Administration, Food Safety, Nestle Cookie Dough Recall, Salmonella, Fda, E. Coli, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

While the government conducts daily inspections of factories that churns out meat and poultry products, it can take five years before the FDA inspects a spinach farm or a peanut-processing plant.

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Food, Inc. Inspires Moms to Cut the Crap

Sarah Newman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, White House, Takepart.com, Congress, Childhood Nutrition, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Obesity, Cspi, Junk Food, Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Food Inc., Nutrition, Moms Rising, Soda, Desperate Housewives, Healthy School Lunch Brigade, School Lunches, Diabetes, Deidre Hall, Andrea Bowen, Childhood-Diabetes, Politics News
Sarah Newman

Parents have had enough. They know their kids need nutritious, fresh ingredients that encourage healthy growth and fuel their minds instead of foods that fuel an obesity epidemic amongst kids.

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Packaged Deceit: How Dietary Supplements and Fortified Foods Fool You

Michael F. Jacobson | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Bayer, Cancer, Multivitamin, Fortified Foods, Functional Claims, Prostate, Cspi, One a Day, Health, Wellness, Living News
Michael F. Jacobson

For years, Bayer has marketed its selenium supplements to men as a way to prevent prostate cancer. But the evidence that selenium prevents prostate cancer is as skimpy as Paris Hilton's bikini.

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Skip Arugula and Eat Well on a Budget

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Sustainable Table, Food and Water Watch, Arugula, Takepart, Sarah Newman, Common Cause, Obama, Yes Pecan, Center for Food Safety, Organic Consumers ASsociation, Food, Style News
Sarah Newman

Studies show that people tend to eat the portion size they're given. So, rather than using a huge plate, opt for a small one. It will force you to eat less and get up more frequently for second helpings.

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14 Steps to Food Safety

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 01.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumers Union, Pesticides, Food Policy Institute, Organic Food, Food and Water Watch, Fda, Safety, Food Imports, Food, Environmental Working Group, Center for Food Safety, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

I was shocked to learn that only 1% of most imported food gets inspected. Unless sticking to natural, non processed, domestic foods, there is no way of knowing for sure what's in our food.

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