Children’s consumption of restaurant food is associated with an increased consumption of calories, saturated fat, total sugars, and sugary drinks. Sugary drinks, which are drinks with added sugar or sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup or sucrose, are the leading source of added sugars in U.S. children’s diets.
Behind the Carton examines the nutritional quality of milk products sold to schools by some of the largest U.S. dairy companies. The report analyzes unflavored and flavored milk products to determine whether they meet evidence-based school meal nutrition standards for sodium, added sugars, low-calorie sweeteners, and synthetic dyes.
Laboratory-developed tests, or LDTs, differ from conventionally manufactured tests in that they are developed and used in one laboratory. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the clear authority to review these tests for safety and effectiveness, it has chosen not to do so to date.
Government AccountabilityStephanie Rogus, PhD, RDN, Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
This petition was filed by CSPI, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, Center for Food Safety, Children’s Advocacy Institute, Consumer Federation of America, Environmental Working Group, Life Time Foundation, Public Health Institute, Linda S. Birnbaum, and Lisa Y. Lefferts.
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a color additive currently approved for use in the U.S. in human food, drugs, cosmetics (e.g., sunscreens), and medical devices (e.g., contact lenses). Based on evidence that TiO2 nanoparticles present in food-grade titanium dioxide could accumulate in the body and cause DNA damage, CSPI rates titanium dioxide as “Avoid”.
It adds a bright white color to coffee creamers, baked goods, chewing gums, hard-shell candies, puddings, frostings, dressings, and sauces. But the nanoparticles found in “food-grade” titanium dioxide may accumulate in the body and cause DNA damage—which is one way chemicals cause cancer and other health problems.
