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Consumer Reports urges USDA to take stronger action to protect the public from Salmonella in poultry

CR testifies at USDA public meeting on reducing Salmonella in poultry products WASHINGTON DC – – In testimony at the USDA’s public meeting on Salmonella…

January 16, 2026

Food

Consumer Reports testimony calling on USDA to take stronger action to prevent Salmonella infections from contaminated poultry

Testimony from Consumer Reports calling on the USDA to reverse its decision to delay implementation of its rule declaring Salmonella an adulterant in not-ready-to-eat (NRTE)…

January 14, 2026

Food

USDA signals a lack of interest in combatting Salmonella

By Brian Ronholm NOTE: First published in Food Safety News There’s a well-known media relations tactic that, if you want to bury bad news, it’s…

January 13, 2026

Food

Food Policy Insider: January 2026

Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. In this month’s Food Policy Insider: State Activity on Food…

January 6, 2026

Food

Food Policy Insider: December 2025

Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. In this month’s Food Policy Insider: Speed Bumps in the…

December 3, 2025

Food

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Consumer Reports announces winners of its Microplastics Detection Challenge

Contest challenged participants to develop simple and inexpensive at-home tests to enable people to detect microplastics in their food YONKERS, NY — Consumer Reports today…

November 19, 2025

Food

Food Policy Insider: November 2025

Consumer Reports’ monthly roundup of its efforts to promote a safe and healthy food system. In this month’s Food Policy Insider: What does an extended…

October 28, 2025

Food

Consumer Reports letter urging FDA not to exempt infant formula or medical foods from its definition of ultra-processed foods

Letter from Consumer Reports calling on the Food and Drug Administration to include infant formula and medical foods in its definition of ultra-processed foods, since…

October 28, 2025

Food

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Consumer Reports statement on the food industry’s new campaign to block state bans on harmful food chemicals

WASHINGTON DC – Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, issued the following statement in response to the food industry’s misleadingly named Americans…

October 21, 2025

Food

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Consumer Reports calls on FDA to set strict limits on lead in protein powders

CR investigation finds two-thirds of protein powders and shakes tested contained high levels of lead in a single serving YONKERS, NY – Consumer Reports urged…

October 14, 2025

Food