As the measles outbreaks continues to rage, particularly in Pennsylvania, it's important to share the science behind vaccines and how we know that they're safe. https://www.cspi.org/article/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-heres-how-we-know

Vaccines don’t cause autism. Here’s how we know

Decades of strong science couldn’t be clearer: Vaccines do not cause autism. So where did the rumors linking vaccines and autism come from? And how do we know they’re not true?

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This is how Big Soda nearly killed a public health measure in California 👇

Early this morning I spoke with Girish Sawlani of @news.abc.net.au about RFK, Jr.'s plan to allow specialty pharmacies to produce certain peptides. The dangers to the American public cannot be understated.

US plans to allow sale of controversial peptide drugs | The World | ABC NEWS

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In case you missed it: we're suing NIH, HHS, and DOGE. https://www.cspi.org/cspi-news/were-suing-nih-doge-and-rfk-jr-censoring-research

We're suing NIH, DOGE, and RFK Jr. for censoring research

CSPI is part of a class action lawsuit against NIH, HHS, and DOGE, challenging censorship of crucial research grants. Learn how to help defend public health.

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Vitamin K is essential preventive care for newborns! This is how we know the vitamin K shot is safe 💉 🧵

Expecting a baby? The vitamin K shot protects newborns

Have you heard rumors that the vitamin K shot is dangerous for newborns? It’s not. Here’s why vitamin K is important.

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🍎 Georgia friends and communities, we're celebrating you in October! Every Georgia-grown food served, tasted, or explored through Farm to School and Farm to ECE helps connect children to the people and places that make local food possible. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4iivIax #GATastetheState

Join CSPI for a webinar series about industry interference in public health campaigns! We will learn how to combat industry interference, with campaign leaders from across the country, national advocates, policymakers, and coalition conveners. Register at the link in the thread below!

Alongside the @aclu.org, @protectdemocracy.org, and Jacobson Lawyers Group, we're suing the Trump administration for unconstitutionally terminating, denying, or delaying research grants for using certain keywords, like “DEI.” But how does suing the Trump administration protect your health?

🎉 Another win for kids in New York! Young people face enough pressure to conform to unrealistic appearance ideals despite the risks to their mental and physical health. Companies shouldn’t be able to profit from these harmful pressures on kids.

Unregulated peptides continue to pose a problem. At the end of the day, you’ve got to show clinical benefit in humans: Does it work? Adding unapproved peptides to the FDA’s list of compoundable drugs would mislead consumers into thinking they’re buying drugs backed by clinical trials.

Some who have taken hyped, unregulated peptides have regrets

As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to loosen access to peptides, people who have taken the experimental substances report migraines, eye pain and fatigue.

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Happening next week! Join us for a breakdown of the first year of the MAHA commission's strategy report and its impacts on public health.

Center for Science in the Public Interest@cspinet.org · 4w ago

It's been one year since the MAHA Commission released its report outlining recommended actions to end childhood chronic disease in the US. The admin is claiming victory, but have they really made progress? Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kp_jln8ySuWCb_3SoqdGZg#/registration

Join our partners for the first-ever NYS Buyer-Supplier Mixer! Farmers, producers, distributors, buyers & food system partners are coming together to build relationships and grow values-based purchasing across New York. 📅 Oct 28–29 📍 Syracuse, NY Register below 👇

New York State Buyer-Supplier Mixer hosted on Whova

October 28 – 29, 2026, Syracuse, NY

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Around 30% of the food in the US food supply goes unsold or uneaten. The fix is simple: Congress needs to pass the bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act, which would establish standardized language for food labels that better distinguishes between quality and safety.

It's been one year since the MAHA Commission released its report outlining recommended actions to end childhood chronic disease in the US. The admin is claiming victory, but have they really made progress? Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kp_jln8ySuWCb_3SoqdGZg#/registration

ICYMI: on Monday CA gov. Gavin Newsom signed historic public health legislation banning the sale of certain over-the-counter supplements to minors! https://www.cspi.org/statement/gov-newsom-blocks-teen-access-harmful-supplements

Gov. Newsom blocks teen access to harmful supplements

California's new law stops the sale of weight loss or muscle-building pills to teens without a doctor's prescription.

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Happening in one week! Come learn alongside us and our partners 😊

Center for Science in the Public Interest@cspinet.org · last mo.

Come join us! Nourish Colorado will discuss how they approach technical assistance and capacity building with a diverse set of community food access sites — from schools, to farmers markets, to small retailers. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Great news! California Gov. Newsom has signed AB 2030, protecting kids from certain dangerous dietary supplements. The new law prohibits the sale of OTC diet pills and weight-loss or muscle-building supplements to minors, closing gaps that have made it easy for young people to access these products.

Governor Newsom signs legislation creating non-UPF label, other health bills advancing California’s nation-leading healthcare strategy | Governor of California

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New recall alert! Over 167,000 pounds of meat from Star Meat Delivery Inc. was recalled this week for including false USDA inspection numbers. Here's what you need to know. https://www.cspi.org/cspi-news/uninspected-meat-recall-what-you-need-know

Uninspected meat recall: What you need to know

167,639 pounds of pork, beef, and goat meat from Star Meat Delivery Inc. was recalled in September 2026. Here's what you need to know.

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A vote to confirm Dr. Heidi Overton as FDA commissioner is a vote for more measles, more outbreaks, and, administration assertions aside, less medical freedom for Americans. Read my full statement below 👇

CSPI urges Senate not to confirm Overton as FDA Commissioner

CSPI urges the Senate to block Heidi Overton’s FDA nomination amid concerns about vaccine misinformation and anti-reproductive health stances.

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Come join us! Nourish Colorado will discuss how they approach technical assistance and capacity building with a diverse set of community food access sites — from schools, to farmers markets, to small retailers. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can red-light therapy reverse skin aging? Social media influencers would have you believe that red-light therapy—delivered via masks, panels, lasers, or wands—is the fountain of youth. Is it? https://www.cspi.org/article/can-red-light-therapy-reverse-skin-aging

If you want to make your life easier, then your pantry, fridge, or freezer is a smart place to start. When life gets hectic, you can still get a healthy meal on the table in 15, 10, or even 5 minutes. Read on: https://www.cspi.org/article/8-best-healthy-groceries-save-time-kitchen

Please join me in thanking the named plaintiffs in this lawsuit, including @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social @michaeldgreen.phd & @jddaw.bsky.social These brave scientists are taking on risk to protect science, scientists & beneficiaries of science (all of us). www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Researchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints | American Civil Liberties Union

Class action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research

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Today, CSPI’s Litigation Department and co-counsel at the @aclu.org, @protectdemocracy.org, and others filed a class action lawsuit challenging the National Institutes of Health’s policy of blocking grants in order to censor views it disagrees with. We're unafraid to take this admin to court again.

Researchers challenge NIH screening of grants for disfavored viewpoints

Class action lawsuit seeks to stop NIH censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research

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With CSPI's Litigation department as co-counsel in this suit, we're proud to join this fight to take on the Trump admin's continuing efforts to unconstitutionally and unlawfully terminating thousands of medical research grants.

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BREAKING: We filed a class-action suit on behalf of researchers challenging NIH's practice of screening grant applications and already awarded grants for a growing blacklist of terms the Trump administration disfavors. Read the complaint: protdem.org/4rdaY6m

BREAKING: We filed a class-action suit on behalf of researchers challenging NIH's practice of screening grant applications and already awarded grants for a growing blacklist of terms the Trump administration disfavors. Read the complaint: protdem.org/4rdaY6m

We’re proud to bring this lawsuit alongside @aclu.org, @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, @cspinet.org and Jacobson Lawyers Group on behalf of researchers working to improve public health. Read more about our case here:

Protecting Researchers From Illegal Viewpoint Discrimination by the Government - Protect Democracy

Protect Democracy challenged NIH’s practice of screening biomedical research grants against a shifting list of terms the Trump administration disfavors.

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Last year we filed a similar lawsuit alongside ACLU and others, but the Trump admin's NIH is continuing to make viewpoint-based terminations. With 55 years of experience behind us, we were made for this challenging moment. We’re unafraid to take the administration to court again.

ACLU@aclu.org · last mo.

BREAKING: We're suing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the National Institutes of Health Director for their ideologically-driven termination and censorship of biomedical research grants. Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional.

BREAKING: We're suing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the National Institutes of Health Director for their ideologically-driven termination and censorship of biomedical research grants. Targeting views the government disagrees with for not aligning with a political agenda is unconstitutional.

For one thing, Dr. Saphier, is an investor in Philip Morris International and stands to profit the more cigarettes are sold. No public health advocate worth their salt, much less a Surgeon General nominee, would dream of associating with tobacco companies in this way.

Dr. Peter Lurie@drpeterlurie.bsky.social · last mo.

Donald Trump’s Surgeon General nominee, Dr. Nicole Saphier, is unfit to serve as Surgeon General. We urge the Senate to vote ‘no’ on her nomination, and we urge the administration to pick a candidate who has not looked to profit at the expense of America’s health. www.cspi.org/statement/ni...