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The “pumpkin” drink with more sugar than pumpkin is back on the menu at Starbucks. You can do better.
A grande (16 oz.) hot Pumpkin Spice Latte made with 2 percent milk has 390 calories—more than a Starbucks Chocolate Croissant (300).
The undersigned organizations support this petition from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, American Public Health Association, Consumer Reports, and Consumer Federation of America calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require covered establishments (e.g., chain restaurants and convenience stores) to include calories and additional nutrition labeling when posting/maintaining menus on third-party platforms.
As the first city to mandate added sugar warnings on chain restaurant menus, New York City is leading the way by promoting transparency and helping consumers make informed dietary choices. New York consumers have a right to know about the safety risks associated with overconsumption of added sugars and deserve to have access to information at the point of service about foods and beverages that may harm their health. The proposed rulemaking represents a commonsense approach that would provide vital evidence-based information to consumers and improve the food environment, with the long-term goal of reducing the risk of diet-related chronic disease.
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