Michael F. Jacobson

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U.S. foods in Britain minus synthetic dyes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- British consumers can buy General Mills, Kraft and McDonald's products free of synthetic food dyes, but U.S. consumers cannot, a non-profit group laments.

Group calls for caffeine content labeling

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. non-profit health advocacy group has asked the federal government to require firms to list the caffeine content on their caffeinated energy drinks.

CSPI wants more tests for rebiana

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A non-profit food advocacy group says it wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require additional tests for a new beverage sweetener.

Mint Cookie Blizzard has 1,000 calories

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- The Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard at Dairy Queen provides a blizzard of calories, officials of a U.S. non-profit group said.

Sara Lee to change bread labeling

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 21 (UPI) -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest said Sara Lee, an Illinois consumer foods company, will adjust labels regarding its "Whole Grain White Bread."

Non-profit calls for U.S food dye ban

WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- Officials of non-profit group said it petitioned the U.S. government to ban food dyes Yellow 5, Red 40 and six other widely used artificial colorings.

FDA urged to crack down on salt content

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. food watchdog group says excessive salt consumption may be killing more than 100,000 people each year.

Pepsi, Coke to add vitamins to soda pop

NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) --

America finds itself swimming in calories

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released a study showing that popular chain restaurants' meals are jam-packed with calories.