The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit watchdog and consumer advocacy group that advocates restricting what people are allowed to eat.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants synthetic dyes out of the nation’s food supply, but not every brand is ready to let go.

If confirmed as secretary of HHS, ... is really dangerous for the American people,” said Dr. Peter Lurie, president and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. ...

From 2017 to 2022, Bob Grant was Editor in Chief of The Scientist, where he started in 2007 as a Staff Writer.Before joining the team, he worked as a reporter at Audubon and earned a master’s degree ...

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Peter Lurie is executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Aaron Kesselheim is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Joshua Sharfstein served as principal ...

I want to thank Chairwoman McClain, Ranking Member Porter, and other committee members for inviting me as a witness on behalf of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

HHS’ RFK Jr: Upcoming dietary guidelines ‘will reflect the public interest’ not ‘special interests’ By Elizabeth Crawford 13-May-2025 Last updated on 13-May-2025 at 13:45 GMT ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as Trump’s HHS secretary and the fascist assault on public health 13 February 2025 Trump declares all-out war on public health and science ...

HHS issues new definitions of terms like ‘sex,’ ‘man’ and ‘woman’ that critics say ignore science By Jen ... director of LGBTQI+ policy at the Center for American Progress, a public ...

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a watchdog group that often clashes with the FDA and in some ways is closely aligned with Kennedy's calls to get chemicals out of foods, put out a ...

HHS, a $1.6 trillion agency, includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Kennedy’s tenure at HHS ...