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Consumer Reports praises USDA for declaring salmonella an adulterant at low levels in breaded raw chicken products

New USDA rule will help protect the public from foodborne illness outbreaks WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports applauded the USDA today for issuing a final…

April 26, 2024

Food
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California bill to shield school children from harmful food dyes clears another legislative hurdle in Assembly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On April 23, the California Assembly’s Committee on Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials voted to advance a bill to ban six harmful food dyes…

April 24, 2024

Food
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Consumer Reports applauds EPA’s final rule limiting PFAS in drinking water

EPA’s rule will protect the public from widespread “forever chemical” contamination in the nation’s drinking water linked to serious health concerns WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer…

April 10, 2024

Food
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Consumer Reports urges USDA to remove Lunchables From National School Lunch Program

CR tests find Lunchables and similar lunch kits contain relatively high levels of lead, cadmium and sodium; all but one contain harmful phthalates  WASHINGTON, D.C.…

April 9, 2024

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Bill banning harmful food dyes in school food advances in California

California bill seeks to keep school children safe from harmful food dyes  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On April 3, the California Committee on Education voted to…

April 4, 2024

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Consumer Reports endorses Pennsylvania bill to ban harmful food dyes and additives

Dyes and additives prohibited under bill have been linked to serious health problems  HARRISBURG, PA – Consumer Reports endorsed a pair of bills today that…

March 19, 2024

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California bill seeks to keep school children safe from harmful food dyes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On March 12, a bill to ban six harmful food dyes and titanium dioxide from food provided in California’s public schools was…

March 12, 2024

Food
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CR endorses New York bills to ban harmful food additives and create greater transparency when additives are introduced without FDA safety checks

Bills by Assemblymember Kelles and Senator Kavanagh aim to protect New Yorkers at a time when FDA oversight has fallen short   ALBANY, NY —…

March 5, 2024

Food
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Consumer Reports supports FTC suit to block Kroger-Albertsons merger

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Consumer Reports applauded the Federal Trade Commission’S (FTC) lawsuit to block Kroger Company’s $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies, Inc., the largest…

February 26, 2024

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CR letter to Del Monte on plastic chemicals in its canned sliced peaches

In a letter to Del Monte, Consumer Reports urged the company to protect consumers from high levels of potentially hazardous plastic chemicals in its food…

February 22, 2024

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