Letter to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs RE: establishing a regulatory framework for lab-developed tests

CSPI supports the efforts by the FDA to regulate LDTs, as a modern regulatory framework will improve patient access to reliable tests.

Letter from Senator Booker RE: petition to set voluntary sugar standards

In this letter to the FDA, the senator writes: "Added sugars reduction targets are a critical opportunity for the FDA to take action to help Americans reduce their average added sugars intake and to guide the food industry towards gradual, feasible added sugars reductions in foods and beverages over time. I urge the FDA to grant this petition and take an important step towards realizing the Administration’s commitment to reducing added sugars and addressing the crisis of diet-related diseases."

Comment on FDA draft guidance on Dietary Guidance Statements

CSPI appreciates FDA’s efforts to encourage manufacturers to leverage food labels for the purpose of nutrition education with this draft guidance for industry titled "Questions and Answers About Dietary Guidance Statements in Food Labeling." In this draft guidance, FDA establishes a new category of claims for food labeling (“Dietary Guidance Statements”) and defines Dietary Guidance Statements as statements in food labeling that “represent or suggest that an individual food or food group may contribute to or help maintain a nutritious dietary pattern” and provides examples of Dietary Guidance Statements.

New safety regulations for baby food, formula coming soon

CSPI Letter to Gavin Newsom RE: AB 418 & AB 899 Signature Request

The California Food Safety Act, AB 418, prohibits companies from adding to food four chemicals that are linked to cancer, reproductive harm, and other serious adverse health effects. AB 899 mandates that baby food manufacturers who sell or distribute their products in California routinely test their products for lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury—toxic elements that cause permanent brain damage, cancer, and other serious harm—and make the results of those tests available to the state and the public.

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6 things to know about ultra-processed foods

Weight gain, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, memory loss, depression, Crohn’s disease. The list of maladies linked to ultra-processed foods seems endless. Are those foods actually to blame? Here’s what we do—and don’t yet—know.

Peter's Memo: Aspartame under fire

Is it safe to consume aspartame, the artificial sweetener in Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, and dozens of other foods?