Things to Consider When Covering CSPIs Latest Report

The following fall under the category of, did you know?

Did you know that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is headed up by a lawyer? Did you know that by trade she’s a lobbyist not a scientist?

Did you also know that until she was exposed in a front page story as a lawyer/lobbyist and not a scientist she was being considered by the Obama administration to run the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service?

Did you know the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service has jurisdiction over the safety of beef, pork and chicken?

Did you know CSPI excluded beef, pork and chicken from its list of “risky” foods and chose only to focus on foods that FDA has jurisdiction over?

Did you notice that CSPI ranked tuna as its #3 riskiest food but careful examination of the list shows that 8 other foods on the list have more reported illnesses than tuna?