Can fire cider really boost health and ward off colds?

Fire cider proponents promise that the vinegar-based tonic is a veritable cure-all, especially for cold and flu season. Here’s what to know.

CSPI Comments to FDA re: "Healthy" Symbol on Packaged Foods

The Center for Science in the Public Interest submitted this comment to FDA on the agency’s proposed submission to the Office of Management and Budget regarding collection of quantitative information on a voluntary symbol depicting the nutrient content claim “healthy” on packaged foods. Docket # FDA-2021-N-0336.

Ginkgo Biloba lawsuit: Plaintiff's opening appellate brief

In December 2019, the Litigation Department joined an ongoing class action lawsuit against Costco and NBTY, Inc. for misleading brain health claims on their ginkgo biloba dietary supplement, TruNature Ginkgo Biloba with Vinpocetine. On December 3, 2019, plaintiff, represented by CSPI’s Litigation Department, filed a brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit arguing that the District Court erred in dismissing her lawsuit. The plaintiff is also represented by the firms Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C.; Weltman Law LLC; and Boodell & Domanskis, LLC.

FDA sued over health claims on food labels