Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is spreading doubts about the safety of vaccines and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.
In March 2026, CSPI’s Litigation Department took a stand for scientific integrity and public health, filing an amicus brief to challenge a Trump Administration Rule that threatens to deny tens of thousands of women access to FDA-approved contraceptives under their employer-sponsored health plans. The brief, which was filed on behalf of three former FDA officials, addresses the misleading and cherry-picked data cited by the Administration, as well as the rigorous science that goes into vetting FDA-approved contraceptives.
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discredit long-established science.
In the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, USDA and HHS rejected many science-based recommendations and emphasized animal protein, butter, and full-fat dairy.
"We are writing to applaud the administration’s commitment to reforming the “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) loophole, which allows companies to introduce new food chemicals without US Food and Drug Administration review or disclosure. For decades, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an independent consumer advocacy organization, has advocated for the closure of the loophole, and we are pleased to see a reform proposal currently under review at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)."
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On April 2, 2025, CSPI’s Litigation Department and its co-counsel at the ACLU and Protect Democracy Project sued the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), challenging the new policy that led to the abrupt and unlawful cancellation of research grants and the halt of the application process for new grants.
HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated the idea of adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which provides a system for families who experience severe side effects to file claims against vaccine providers. Kennedy has also suggested broadening the definitions of encephalopathy and encephalitis so that autism cases could qualify. Here's what to know.
