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        School Meals Corporate Report Card 2021 image

        Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 leaves 30 million school kids behind

        By passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, monumental legislation that will primarily reduce health insurance and Medicare prescription drug costs and tackle the climate crisis, the Senate stripped the bill of an extension of free school meals and additional food assistance for children during the summer.

        Healthy KidsAugust 7, 2022
        FDA

        FDA urged to create mandatory, front-of-package nutrition labels

        Food LabelingAugust 4, 2022
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        CSPI welcomes bold announcement by USDA to establish stronger standards for controlling Salmonella in poultry products

        In a move long awaited by consumer advocates, the USDA announced today that the agency will be taking bold new steps to prevent chicken and turkey contaminated with dangerous bacteria from reaching store shelves.

        Food SafetyAugust 1, 2022
        Xtreme Eating 2022

        Applebee’s, Bob Evans, and yes, The Cheesecake Factory, among the ‘winners’ of the 2022 Xtreme Eating Awards

        The full list of winners is published in the July/August issue of the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s advertising-free flagship publication, Nutrition Action.

        Healthy EatingJuly 25, 2022
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        House Child Nutrition Reauthorization strengthens school meals nutrition standards and expands access to programs

        The Center for Science in the Public Interest commends the House Education and Labor Chairman for introducing the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act, the House’s Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill. Short of ensuring free school meals for all children, which Congress has tried but failed to do, the bill expands access to free meals for high-need schools and provides additional food assistance to children during the summer.

        Healthy KidsJuly 21, 2022
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        Rhode Island expands SNAP access with major investment of state funds

        The Rhode Island Public Assistance Act (H7490) invests $11.5 million towards a retail SNAP incentives pilot program, providing critical nutrition access to over 138,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in the state.

        SNAPJuly 8, 2022
        Ritz Whole Wheat cracker box label, prominently displaying the text "44% of grains are whole grains"

        Mondelēz Global LLC to improve labeling for Ritz and premium whole grain products

        CSPI worked with Mondelēz Global LLC, the owner of the brands Ritz and Premium, to provide additional information disclosing the percentage of whole grain on the label for its Ritz “Baked With Whole Wheat” Crackers, Ritz “Baked with Whole Wheat” Fresh Stacks Crackers, and Premium “With Whole Grain” Saltine Crackers.

        Food LabelingJuly 1, 2022
        A mostly-empty shelf of infant formula

        Senate HELP Committee passes FDA user fee bill, including new oversight of infant formula, medical foods

        The bill comes with provisions to help ensure that infant formula is free from contamination, and that FDA has adequate warning of problems that could lead to shortages of formula and other specialized medical foods.

        Government AccountabilityJune 17, 2022
        New chair of CSPI board of directors: former Philadelphia mayor Michael A. Nutter

        Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter to chair CSPI Board of Directors

        Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter has been elected to serve as chair of the board of directors of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Nutter succeeds nonprofit development consultant and former CSPI Director of Development Robin Caiola, who has served on the board for 12 years, including six years as vice chair and nearly two years as chair.

        June 15, 2022
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        CSPI urges USDA to improve proposed Salmonella standards for pork

        The Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to create Salmonella performance standards for pork processors.These standards would be the first limiting pathogens in pork since the USDA stopped testing under earlier standards in 2011.

        Government AccountabilityJune 2, 2022
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