The USDA's WIC program supports more than 6 million women, children, and infants. A new rule will give participants healthier food options as of June 2024.
The way a food tastes and smells is important when it comes to choosing what we eat. Food companies engineer foods to ensure they taste and smell appealing by adding flavors and spices. These can be natural substances or chemicals synthesized in a laboratory. They can be a single ingredient—like vanilla extract, dried basil, or a specific chemical—or blends of many ingredients formulated and developed by professional flavorists.
USDA proposed an update to nutrition standards for school breakfasts to better align added sugar, whole grain, and sodium rules with science-based guidelines.
For 50 years, CSPI has worked to improve food safety, labeling, nutrition, and public health. Here's what we accomplished in 2023, thanks to our supporters.
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