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Earlier this year, the USDA issued a proposed rule to strengthen nutrition standards consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (“Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans”). The proposed rule would reduce sodium by 20 percent in school breakfasts and 30 percent in school lunches through a series of two-year 10 percent reductions through 2030. The proposed sodium limits apply to an entire meal averaged over the course of the week, allowing schools to balance higher sodium meals with lower sodium meals throughout the week. That ensures that schools can still serve a saltier cheesy pizza or cheeseburger one day, and a not-so salty entrée the next, which already gives dairy companies the flexibility to sell schools anything from Swiss cheese (a lower sodium cheese) to feta (one of the saltiest cheeses).
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CSPI writes to request a meeting with James Jones regarding FDA's recent release of draft Edition 2 of its Menu Labeling Supplemental Guidance for Industry. The guidance includes two requested voluntary actions related to chain restaurants: the posting of calorie information on menus by chain restaurants on third party platforms such as Grubhub, Uber Eats, and Doordash, and the inclusion of added sugars information as part of the nutrition information that is to be made available to consumers.
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The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity wrote to lawmakers in opposition to the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act," which would return whole milk to the school meals program in contravention of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Eat more fruits and vegetables. Cut back on salt, saturated fat, and sugar. Switch to whole grains. Get your body moving.
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BVO keeps flavor oils in suspension, giving a cloudy appearance to citrus-flavored soft drinks. Though some manufacturers have stopped using BVO, consumers should check the ingredient label to determine if a product contains brominated oils.
With this testimony, CSPI urges the Council to pass the Universal Free School Meals Amendment Act of 2023 which would provide free school meals and after school snacks to public school, public charter school, and participating private school students in D.C.
The TRUTH in Labeling Act amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require standardized, interpretive nutrition labels on the front of food packages. The labels must include calories and interpretive information highlighting which products contain high levels of certain nutrients, such as added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat.