Dietary Guidelines should be led by science—not politics

Farm Bill language that would allow political interests to influence updates to the Dietary Guidelines threatens public health, say Mary Story and Eric Rimm.

Testimony of CSPI president, Peter Lurie, at an FDA listening session on advisory committees

New York State passes bill to transform public food purchasing

Lawmakers introduce bills to protect New Yorkers from dangerous food additives—known and unknown

Retraction distraction

At least 247 COVID-19 papers have been retracted so far (out of more than 275,000 published to date) and probably more will be or should be withdrawn.

HHS announces intention to repeal SUNSET Rule

In response to a recent lawsuit filed by a coalition of localities, associations and advocacy groups including CSPI, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it “anticipates issuing, in the coming months, a notice of proposed rulemaking repealing the SUNSET Rule.”

Complaint: County of Santa Clara et al. v. HHS

In March 2021, CSPI and a coalition of food safety, healthcare, and public health advocacy organizations, and government and Indian tribe entities filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the Trump-era Sunset Rule. The rule—proposed by the outgoing Trump administration the day after the November 2020 election and finalized the day before President Biden’s inauguration—adds automatic expiration dates to more than 18,000 regulations issued by HHS and its agencies, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The lawsuit seeks to vacate the Sunset Rule and prevent the substantial harm it will cause to public health. The lawsuit alleges that the Sunset Rule violates both the Administrative Procedure Act and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Trump EPA finalizes rule limiting science available to agency

Make no mistake: this is a bad-faith exercise aimed at making life easier for polluters.

CSPI comment to EPA re: Proposed rule "strengthening transparency in regulatory science"

Transparency advocates win victory for public access to clinical trial data

A ruling from a federal judge yesterday will dramatically expand the public’s right to access results of clinical trials studying drugs and medical devices.