Centre for Science in the Public Interest
Menu and Food Package Labelling

Movie theatre popcorn reviews in December's issue of Nutrition Action Healthletter (Acrobat 2062k)
—November 19, 2009

Health Affairs (Journal): New York City’s Fight Over Calorie Labeling (Acrobat 180k)
—October 6, 2009

Support Ontario Bill 156: IN with calorie info on chain-restaurant menus, and OUT with synthetic trans fats at all restaurants!
—September 30, 2009

Robert WoodJohnson Foundation : Menu Labeling: Does Providing Nut. Info at the Point of Purchase Affect Consumer Behavior
—June 30, 2009

Globe and Mail: It's easy to avoid the 1,100-calorie salad
—April 15, 2009

Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act Moves Forward in Ontario Legislature! (Acrobat 213k)
—April 10, 2009

Toronto Star: Calorie-count bill clears hurdle; But MPP fears lobbying by restaurant industry could prevent proposal from becoming law
—April 10, 2009

Debate and vote on Ontario Bill 156 in Legislative Assembly of Ontario (see pages 6064-6072)
—April 9, 2009

CBC: Health advocates, restaurants fight over Ontario menu-labelling bill
—April 9, 2009

Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Bill Passes First Hurdle in Ontario Legislature! (Acrobat 117k)
—April 9, 2009

Comments on Ontario Bill 156 (calorie labelling on menus and trans fat restrictions for restaurants)
—April 9, 2009

CTV: Ottawa should lead on childhood obesity: [Ontario Premier Dalton] McGuinty
—April 8, 2009

Ontario Medical Association’s Menu Labelling Advice Just What the Doctor Ordered (Acrobat 292k)
—April 7, 2009

US Developments: Menu Labelling
—March 26, 2009

Ontario Bill 156: An Act to amend various acts respecting nutritional information and trans fat content of foods and drinks provided by food service premises
—March 10, 2009

Ottawa Citizen Editorial: Empty Labels
—December 15, 2008

British Medical Journal: The Fattening Truth About Restaurant Food
—November 22, 2008

City of Philadelphia Menu Labelling Ordinance: Bill No. 080167-A
—November 19, 2008

Journal of the American Medical Association: Obesity Prevention in the Information Age
—October 7, 2008

California Menu Labelling Bill: Senate Bill No. 1420
—September 30, 2008

Yale University Rudd Centre: Scientific Studies Related to Menu Labeling
—July 1, 2008

American Journal of Public Health: Purchasing Behavior and Calorie Information at Fast-Food Chains in New York City, 2007
—June 12, 2008

Letter to Canadian Medical Association Journal on Food Labelling Reforms
—April 22, 2008

Simplifying Nutrition Labels and Preventing Deceptive Claims (Response to Health Canada)
—April 14, 2008

Health Canada Consultation : Managing Health Claims for Foods in Canada: Towards a Modernized Framework
—March 31, 2008

Most “Volunteers” in Restaurant Industry’s Nutrition Information Program Stepped Back Two Paces
—January 23, 2008

New York City Board of Health menu labelling rule: Section 81.50 NYC Health Code
—January 22, 2008

Testimony to House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, regarding traffic-light nutrition labelling on food packages and restaurant menus
—February 21, 2007

Post-Op on Bill C-283 : Put Chicken Little in the Fryer (Acrobat 1697k)
—December 4, 2006

STATEMENT on Parliament's Vote Denying Consumers of Nutrition Info
—November 9, 2006

Briefing to Liberal Party Meeting of Legislative Assistants
in english en français
—November 1, 2006

Statement on Parliament's Debate on Bill C-283 to Improve Food Labels and Menus
—September 19, 2006

Ten Reasons to Support Bill C-283 (food labelling) in the Parliament
in english en français
—September 18, 2006

Speech at World Public Health Association Conference
—August 24, 2006

Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organization (IAFCO) Concerning the Discussion Paper on Advertising Prepared by the Government of Canada
—May 1, 2006

Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO) to the Codex Food Labelling Committee (CCFL)
—April 11, 2006

Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO) to the Codex Food Labelling Committee (CCFL) Regarding the Proposed Amendment to the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (QUID)
—May 31, 2005

Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO) Concerning the Discussion Paper on Advertising Prepared by the Government of Canada (CL 2004/54-FL) Codex Food Labelling Committee 33rd Session Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
—May 31, 2005

Submission of the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations to the Codex Alimentarius Food Labelling Committee concerning the international standard for percentage ingredient labelling
—May 12, 2004

Follow-up letter concerning the CFIA's revised proposal
—September 15, 2003

Response to the CFIA's proposal concerning percentage ingredient declarations on food labels
—May 7, 2003

Consumer Group Praises Bill Requiring Nutrition Information for Fast Food
—February 26, 2003

CSPI Submission to the Commission on the Future of Health Care
—November 11, 2002

Health Groups Urge Reform of Food Allergy Labels
—June 12, 2002

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Nutrition Labelling (Acrobat 1448k)
—May 1, 2000

CSPI Canada