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Vending Industry Group to Increase Percentage of "Better-For-You" Options

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Jessi Silverman
October 25, 2019
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Guest Post: Remembering the Lives Behind the Statistics

Beyond the Curve: Dr. Peter Lurie's COVID-19 Blog
May 26, 2020
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Following Unanimous Committee Vote, Atlanta City Council Should Adopt Resolution Calling for Healthier Food in Public Places

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Jessi Silverman
May 28, 2020
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Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Gets It Mostly Right

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Jessi Silverman
June 18, 2020
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Dietary Guidelines Drops Expert Panel’s Added Sugars Recommendation

Statement of CSPI Policy Associate Jessi Silverman
December 29, 2020

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Nutrition Tips

You are not the most important customer of supermarkets

Remember payola from the 1950s? Disc jockeys would take money from record producers to play certain records more often.

Well, pay-to-play is business as usual in today’s supermarkets.

Big grocery chains charge food manufacturers thousands of dollars to rent out the most desirable space on their shelves. That leaves a lot of small companies out of luck and blocks you from seeing some healthier food options.

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