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Contains drafts, notes, revisions, and completed versions of speeches delivered by Michael Jacobson, spanning the years 1971 to 2009. These documents offer insights into Jacobson's advocacy work, focusing on topics related to nutrition, food safety, and public health, as well as understanding his preparation process leading up to speaking engagements.

Series contains "press mentions" and media clippings about the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Captures the evolution of CSPI's influence and impact through representation in various newspapers, magazines, online publications, and broadcast media outlets. The series provides insights into the reaction of the media to CSPI's efforts in nutrition, food safety, public awareness campaigns, and legal battles. The integrity of CSPI's original filing system has been maintained. There are two boxes of chronological materials that span from 1971 to 1993. One and a half boxes contain materials from 2004. The rest of the series are sorted alphabetically by heading in two ranges. The "old" range spans from 1982 to 1994 and the "new" range spans from 1994 to 2005. Media organizations represented in the series include: The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, NPR (National Public Radio), BBC News, Reuters, Associated Press (AP), NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, Fox News, The Guardian, USA Today, Politico, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, and MSNBC.

Comprised of a single file containing a diverse array of photographic materials related to Michael Jacobson. The collection offers visual insights into Jacobson's work as an advocate for public health, nutrition, and food safety. From snapshots of public appearances and speaking engagements to candid moments captured behind the scenes, these photographs provide a rich visual narrative of Jacobson's early career (1975-1989).

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for healthier food choices, improved nutrition labeling, and safer food production practices. Established in 1971 by Dr. Michael Jacobson, CSPI has conducted research, influenced policy, and raised awareness about issues related to nutrition, food safety, and consumer rights. These records primarily include press clippings and mentions of CSPI, as well as Jacobson's speeches and some photographic materials from 1971–2009. The press mentions include information about research, policy initiatives, legal actions, public awareness campaigns, and media coverage.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1978 and 1992 by heading: Project SMART (Stop Marketing Alcohol on Radio and Television), Rate Your Plate, Red-40, Safe Foods, Salt Book, Salt Petition, Saturated Fat Attack, School Lunch Action Guide, School Lunch Petition to USDA, School Lunches, Sodium/Salt, Sodium Scoreboard, Sugar, Sugar Scoreboard, Sulfiting Agents, Supplements, Surgeon General Report, Trans Fatty Acids, Trisodium Phosphate for Poultry (TSP), Tropical Fats, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Unscrambling Egg Controversy, Urethane, Urethane in Alcohol, Vending, Vitamin A, Voodoo Science.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1982 and 1999 by heading: Oat Bran, Olestra (45 folders of various subtopics), Organizing for Better School Food, Pasta Salads, Pesticides, Pork Ad Complaint, Processed Meat Labeling, Proctor and Gamble Cases (related to Olestra), Product Placement.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1982 and 1994 by heading: Healthwise Quantity Cookbook, Heart Guard, Hubbard Awards, Indianapolis (Indiana, related to Olestra), Infant Botulism and Honey, Jack Sprat's Legacy, Juice Labeling, Junk Food, Kellogg Health Claims, Kid Video (FTC), Kids Against Junk Food (KAJF), Kitchen Fun for Kids, Magazine Arts (2 folders, one about Olestra), Malt Liquor, Marketing Booze to African Americans, McGovern and McDonald's, Mechanically Deboned Meat (MDM), Midget Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition, Milk (Tainted) Samples, National Dairy Council, New American Eating Guide, No Junk Foods Sign, Nutri-Bytes, Nutrition Action Healthletter, Nutrition, Nutrition Scoreboard, Nutritionists/Industry.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1982 and 1994 with headings: Fast Food Book (1st and 2nd editions), Fast Food (17 folders of various subtopics), Fat, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Fiber, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food (9 folders of various subtopics), Fructose, Frugal Shoppers, Hair in Hot Dogs, Health Charities Reform Project, Health Claims in Food Ads, and Health Costs.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1982 and 1994 with headings: Campbell's Ads, Cancer, The Changing American Diet, Cheez Whiz, Chef Pennypincher, Chemical Additives in Booze, Chemical Cuisine Poster, Chicken McNuggets Petition, Children's Food, Children's Nutrition Project, Cholesterol, Coffee Ads, Coloring in Bread, Columbus (Ohio, related to Olestra), Conflict of Interest, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Creative Food Experience, Cyclamate, Debate on Emerging Technologies, Deceptive Ads, Deceptive Diet Cola Ads, Del Monte, Diet Foods, Diet Pills and Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Diet Quiz, Dietary Guidelines (Carotenoids), Does Everything Cause Cancer?, Eat, Think and Be Healthy, Eater's Digest, Eating Better at School, Eating Smart, Eco Paradise, Egg Board (ad complaint), Environment and Behavior, Exer-Guide, Fast Food, Fast Food—Beef Study, Fast Food—Best/Worst '85, Fast Food Book (1st Edition)

Contains press mentions from December 2004, as well as older clippings between 1982 and 1994 by heading: Acesulfame-K, Alcohol, All-Bran (Kellogg's), American Chemical Society (ACS) Speaks Out on Diet, ACS Lollipops, American Council on Science and Health, American Drug Association, Americans for Safe Foods, Anti-Cancer Eating Guide, Artificial Sweeteners, Aspen Charts (regarding Olestra), Beef, Belafonte Poster, Booze Merchants, Brain Polluters, Breakfast, Breakfast Cereal Petition, British Journal of Nutrition, Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), Caffeine, Calcium.

Contains press mentions and articles about the Center of Science in the Public (CSPI) from May to December 2004.

Contains press mentions and articles about the Center of Science in the Public (CSPI) from 1987 to 1993 and from January to April 2004. Includes articles from CBS, Miami Herald, New York Times, Sun-Sentinel, Washington Times, and similar media organizations.

Contains drafts, notes, and revisions related to Michael Jacobson's speeches, as well as many final versions of them. Dates between 2008 and 2009, with another file labeled "Speeches—Future" that contains notes, source material, and cardboard clippings from food containers for future speeches.

Photographic materials of slides, cutouts, stills, and others of Michael Jacobson between 1975 and 1989.

Contains drafts, notes, and revisions related to Michael Jacobson's speeches, as well as many final versions of them. Dates range from 1994 to 2007, sorted chronologically by file (some files contain multiple years).

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1994 and 2005 by heading: Sodium, Sorbitol, Soy, Steak House Study, Steakhouse Restaurant Study, Sugar, Supplements—Regulation, Top Ten Eating Tips, Trans Fat.

Contains drafts, notes, and revisions related to Michael Jacobson's speeches, as well as many final versions of them. Dates range from 1971 to 1993, sorted chronologically by file (some files contain multiple years).

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1994 and 2005 by heading: Olestra, One Percent or Less (Milk), Opinion-Editorial Letters, Oysters, Pastries, Pastry Restaurant Study, Phenylpropanolamine (PPA), Pizza Study, Poultry, Popcorn (5 folders of various subtopics), Harry Potter, Poultry, Products, Restaurant Confidential, Restaurant Food Safety Survey, Restaurant Study, Saccharin, Sandwich Study, Sandwiches, Schmio Awards, School Lunch Programs, Seafood, Smartmouth.org, Smithsonian, Snack Tax.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1994 and 2005 by heading: Irradiation, Is Our Food Safe?, Italian Food, Kids Menu Study, "Kitchen Fun for Kids" Video, Labeling, Labeling—Restaurant Menus, Milk Advertising, Nutrition, Nutrition Action Healthletter (NAH), NAH Press Conference, Obesity.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1994 and 2005 by heading: Food Safety #6-11, Fresh Mex Study, Frozen Foods, Functional Foods, Garlic, Greek Food Study, Health Care Reform, Healthy Restaurant Study, Herbs, Hubbard Lemon Awards, Ice Cream, Integrity In Science.

Contains press clippings and mentions between 1982 and 1994 by heading: White Paper on School Lunch Nutrition, Wine, Wonder Bread.

Also has press clippings and mentions between 1994 and 2005 by heading: Caffeine Petition, Canada, Cartoons, Cellasene, Children's Food Pyramid, Children's Nutrition, Chinese Food Coverage, Chocolate, Commercialism, Consumer Freedom/Critics, Diet Books, Dietary Supplements, Diethylstilbestrol (DES), Dieticians Survey Coverage, Dinner House Restaurant Study, Dioxin, Fast Food, Food Additives, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Porn, Food Pyramid, Food Safety #1–5.

Contains press mentions and articles about the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) from 1971 to 1987. Includes press mentions from publishers mostly local to the Washington, D.C., area initially. As the years continue, though, more publications and outlets were included.