Food news you may have missed: Sep 29, 2023

Biden administration makes progress toward hunger and nutrition commitments but major items still outstanding

Calories often absent on third-party food delivery platforms

Sesame allergy: Food manufacturing shortcut creates new risks

Back to school: Allergen-free snacks for the whole class

Comment to FDA on plant-based milk alternatives

In these comments the Center for Science in the Public Interest asks the Food and Drug Administration to ensure that any actions taken to clarify the labeling of plant-based milk alternatives prioritize public health, and to adopt a mandatory labeling disclosure requirement to inform consumers about nutritional differences between plant-based and dairy milks, as it first asked in 2019.

FDA misses opportunity to prevent food manufacturers from adding sesame, an allergen, to evade cross-contamination rules

Comment on Request for Information re: Food Labeling in Online Grocery Shopping

CSPI applauds FDA for gathering information that it will use to help improve consumer access to consistent and accurate nutrition, ingredient, and allergen information for packaged foods sold through e-commerce.

Our guide to decoding ice cream scoop-shop menus

At chain ice cream shops, you can now (finally!) see calories right on the menu board. Just one problem:

Re: CPG Sec 555.250 DRAFT: Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross-contact