Assessing additives in school snacks, creating a healthier retail environment, (finally) banning BVO, and more in this week’s food safety, health, and nutrition news roundup.
An assessment of Smart Snacks competitive foods—more than 600 foods and beverages available to K–12 students—reveals misaligned nutrition standards for children.
The Food and Drug Administration should set an agenda that restores the rigor of its decision-making, improves public trust, and addresses public health issues in the food system, according to a letter sent yesterday to Commissioner Robert Califf by Center for Science in the Public Interest president Dr. Peter Lurie. The letter outlined CSPI’s recommended priority areas for the agency, including investing in promoting healthy eating patterns, creating healthier food environments, and ensuring a safer food supply.
This document provides a bulleted list of research-based key talking points around expanding access to meals and nutrition standards, with an emphasis on added sugars, whole grains, and sodium.