CSPI supports the FDA objective of developing an antimicrobial use monitoring system for
food-producing animals, as such a system is the foundation for efforts to promote antimicrobial
stewardship and limit the development of antimicrobial resistance in the food animal production
industry.
Months after our lawsuit, HHS proposed to withdraw or repeal the disastrous Trump-Era Sunset Rule, which threatened to eliminate thousands of health and food safety regulations.
CSPI urges the agency to lay out a plan to proactively consider new allergens and develop controls for allergens prioritized under the proposed framework. We also urge FDA to develop an approach to prioritizing food intolerances not covered by the current guidance.
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.
In a regulatory petition filed today with the Food and Drug Administration, CSPI is asking the agency to use its authority to establish a simple, standardized, evidence-based, and mandatory front-of-package labeling system for all packaged foods sold in the United States. CSPI is joined by the Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators and the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists in submitting this petition to FDA.
Oakland HOPS (Healthy Options at Point of Sale) is changing Oakland's checkout lanes and promoting youth advocacy. Changing the types of foods seen in checkout lanes brings generational impact to Oakland residents' health. The HOPS Youth Advocates are currently working with the Oakland City Council to bring forth a healthy checkout ordinance.
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.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 set higher nutrition standards for milk, whole grains, and sodium at school meals. However, over the past 12 years, these standards have been repeatedly undermined. This fact sheet tracks this history from pre-HHFKA (2010) to the present (2022).
