Promoting Healthy Kids’ Meals Online

Many restaurants have updated their children’s menus to better support children’s health, such as through the introduction of healthy default beverages or the adoption of whole menu nutrition standards. Ordering food online for pick-up in-store or delivery is now a common way people interact with restaurants. While convenient, online ordering can limit customers’ abilities to ask questions and make substitutions. Restaurants that offer online ordering options must provide the same choices that are available on-site to ensure consistency and convenience, while still prioritizing children’s health. This guide offers advice on how restaurants can still promote healthier options on their kids’ menu on online ordering platforms, while allowing for substitution and customer choice.

CSPI's comments on the USDA's Interim Final Rule

CSPI greatly appreciates the USDA’s continued efforts to increase access to healthy foods even when school is not in session. CSPI stands for ensuring year-round access to nutritious food for children through participation in the Summer EBT program. CSPI commends the USDA for the overall launch of this important program, for adjusting benefits issuance based on location of participants, and maintaining the value of benefits through future inflation adjustments. To reduce barriers to participation at both the state- and participant-level, we propose the following recommendations to be considered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service. Our recommendations are specific to Section 2 Subparts B and E of the IFR. View the resource below to keep reading.

How to Write a Compelling Op-Ed about Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling

An op-ed is a short opinion article in a news publication, often submitted by a thought leader or member of the general public, expressing a clear point of view on a timely issue of interest to the publication’s readership. It is written in clear, plain and non-academic language. Read to learn about how you can write compelling, evidence-based arguments in favor of front-of-package nutrition labeling.

CSPI comment RE: hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food: draft guidance for industry;Appendix 1

Center for Science in the Public Interest, “Your Food and Health Watchdog,” submits this comment on the Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry, Appendix 1: Known or Reasonably Foreseeable Hazards (“Potential Hazards”). We write to request that FDA include opiate contamination as a potential hazard for poppy seeds in Appendix 1. View the resource below to continue reading.

CSPI comments to the Interagency Coordination Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking

The Center for Science in the Public Interest respectfully submits the following comments on the methodology for the Alcohol Intake and Health Study posted by the Interagency oordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking in July 2024. View the resource below to keep reading.

Sign-on letter to Secretary Becerra RE: HHS food service guidelines

On behalf of the undersigned 50 organizations, CSPI urges you to issue a directive to require that all food service operations in Department of Health and Human Services facilities – including all new and renegotiated contracts and permits – meet the standards outlined in the Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities. View the resource to continue reading.

Food Safety Coalition letter to Congress about FDA traceability rule

The undersigned members of the Safe Food Coalition urge you to vote against legislation that would delay implementation of FDA’s final rule on Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Final Rule). This final rule is currently scheduled to go into effect January 20, 2026. This compliance date gives industry ample time to prepare and represents an already long overdue enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FSMA passed with broad bipartisan Congressional support nearly a decade and a half ago, in 2010. Click the link below to keep reading.

Nutrition security priorities for the 2024 Farm Bill

Testimony of CSPI president, Peter Lurie, at an FDA listening session on advisory committees

CSPI and Hunger Free America's joint statement regarding the Senate GOP Farm Bill Framework

In 2022, there were 44 million people living in food insecure households in the U.S. and nearly 17 million of those experienced very low food security, including more than 7 million children. Tens of millions of workers, veterans, seniors, and people with disabilities are also struggling against hunger. Despite this grim reality, yesterday, the Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee joined their party’s colleagues in the House of Representatives in pursuing a deeply partisan Farm Bill. If enacted, the Senate Republicans’ framework would increase U.S. residents’ food insecurity and harm public health by raising the cost of access to nutritious food. View the resource below to keep reading.