Nomination of Dr. Sanjay Gupta as Surgeon General Supported by CSPI
January 7, 2009
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b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>Quickcan you name the Surgeon General?
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Yum! Brands Praised for Adding Calorie Counts to KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell Menu Boards
September 30, 2008
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>YUM! Brands groundbreaking announcement that it will add calorie counts to menu boards at KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Long John Silvers is fabulous news for health-conscious consumers. Talk about thinking outside the bun!
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Nickelodeon Reduces Junk Food Marketing to Kids
August 15, 2007
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>Nickelodeon is taking a key step toward reducing junk-food marketing to children by agreeing not to license its characters for use on unhealthy foods. The company is following the lead of Disney, Sesame Workshop, Kraft, Kellogg, and several other companies that have adopted nutrition criteria for advertising to young children.
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Menu Labeling Urged for Montgomery County, Md., and DC
August 1, 2007
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson at Joint Press Conference/b>
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Montgomery County Trans Fat Proposal Praised
March 25, 2007
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>People who live in the area wont be surprised to learn that Montgomery County, Maryland is slightly ahead of most of the country in terms of advancing public health. After all, the county was one of the first jurisdictions to protect restaurant patrons from the hazards of secondhand cigarette smoke…
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Kudos to Wendys for Dumping Partially Hydrogenated Oil
June 7, 2006
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>Quite simply, Wendys removal of artery-clogging partially hydrogenated oils from its deep-fryers will make its French fries and fried chicken healthier than similar foods at McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, and other competitors…
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Study Finds Trans Fat Levels Vary in McDonalds, KFC Foods Worldwide
April 12, 2006
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>The startling test results, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, of widely varying trans fat levels in deep-fried fast food, are further proof that McDonalds, KFC, and other chains could virtually eliminate trans fat in their products…
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Health Care Speech at Wendys HQ?
February 15, 2006
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>Does anyone else think President Bush picked a strange venue for a health care speech? Was the lobby of Philip Morris unavailable?
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So-Called Personal Responsibility Act Passes in House
October 18, 2005
b>Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson/b>br/>Once again, members of the House of Representatives have leapt to the defense of restaurant chains and food manufacturers. It seems to me that if Congress really wanted to encourage personal responsibility, it would enact laws that actually encouraged Americans to choose better diets…
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