CSPI in 2025: Advancing food safety & public health for all

Your support helped CSPI’s efforts to ban harmful food additives, safeguard infant foods, improve retail policies, and restore funds for scientific research. Thank you for making 2025 a healthier year for all!

Recalls to watch: Infant formula, lead in cinnamon, and more

Lead, Listeria, Salmonella, precautionary radioactive shrimp notices, and more. See the latest food and supplement recalls and food safety tips.

Titanium dioxide: Hiding in holiday treats, dairy, and more

The color additive titanium dioxide can potentially cause DNA damage but is used in Christmas treats and dairy products. Tell the dairy industry to ditch TiO2.

Safe Food Coalition urges FDA to strengthen inspection and regulation of infant formula in the wake of ByHeart botulism outbreak

Why are there no EU-style food dye warning labels in the US?

The FDA says synthetic food dyes 'pose real dangers to consumers.' So why aren't we putting warning labels on products with food dye, as the EU does?

RE: FY2027 Executive Budget request – A cost-effective step toward safer food

The Center for Science in the Public Interest respectfully urges the inclusion of the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act (A1556/S1239) into the FY2027 Executive Budget. This measure would strengthen food safety and transparency in New York at minimal cost to the state. At a time of fiscal uncertainty and rising public health challenges, it represents a practical, preventive approach that protects consumers and reinforces New York’s leadership in evidence-based food policy, especially given limited federal action. View the resource below to read the memo.

Fired CDC workers must be reinstated to help in infant formula outbreak policy response

Foreign food safety inspections hit historic low after Trump cuts

American inspections of foreign food facilities have plummeted to historic lows this year, a ProPublica data analysis shows. About two dozen current and former FDA officials blamed the drop in foreign food inspections on staffing cuts under Trump. Food safety experts said there’s an increased risk of outbreaks. “It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one said.

RE: Inclusion of food safety and nutrition priorities in the FY2027 Executive Budget

New Yorkers are facing growing challenges in accessing safe, affordable, and healthy food. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a longstanding consumer advocacy organization advancing evidence-based food and public health policy, respectfully urges you to include a targeted package of low-cost, high-impact food safety and nutrition reforms in the FY2027 Executive Budget. These reforms will make foods served through the Universal School Meals Program safer, help protect New Yorkers from harmful ultra-processed foods, and ensure that industry bears the primary responsibility for food safety and transparency. View the resource below to read the memo.

Pastas recalled following deaths and illnesses in 18 states

Prepared pastas sold at major food retailers like Walmart and Kroger are recalled for listeria contamination following deaths, illnesses, and pregnancy loss.