CSPI calls on Trump admin to focus on less sugar, not different sugar

RE: Recommended strategies for reducing added sugar consumption

On behalf of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, we are writing to express our strong support for federal efforts to reduce added sugars consumption and wish to highlight specific policies that the Department of Health and Human Services can implement now to support efforts to reduce added sugars consumption. We appreciate that both Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary have committed to improving the health of the American people, and children in particular, through their work at HHS and the Food and Drug Administration. Moreover, the Secretary’s Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment discusses the health impacts of high added sugars intake and the prevalence of added sugars throughout the U.S. food supply. To make real progress, our country needs policies to reduce added sugars overall, consumed in beverages and across the American diet. View the resource below to keep reading.

Advocates and researchers call on FDA to strengthen and finalize front-of-package nutrition labeling

Joint comments RE: food labeling: front-of-package nutrition information, a proposed rule by the food and drug administration

The undersigned respectfully submit the following comments on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule to require front-of-package nutrition labels on foods. We are a group of non-government organizations, public health advocates, and academics with extensive expertise and experience in nutrition science and policy who have collaborated to prepare this comment. View the resource below to keep reading.

CSPI comments RE: food labeling: front-of-package nutrition information, a proposed rule by the food and drug administration

CSPI has long advocated for FOPNL, first petitioning FDA to adopt a FOPNL system in 2006. In 2022, CSPI, the Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators, and the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists filed an updated petition calling for mandatory, interpretive, nutrient-specific front-of-package nutrition labels. We are thrilled that FDA has taken the important step of proposing such a FOPNL system for the United States. View the resource below to read more.

Vested interests. Influence muscle. At RFK Jr.’s HHS, it’s not pharma. It’s wellness.

RFK, Jr. and four advisers earned at least $3.2 million in fees and salaries from their work opposing Big Pharma and promoting wellness in 2022 and 2023. Here's what to know.

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' and public health: What to know

With new limits on food assistance, work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid, as well as substantial cuts to Medicaid itself, millions of Americans will suffer due to this bill. Here's what to know.

Peter’s Memo: An assault on science

In recent months, we’ve witnessed an assault on science and longstanding safeguards to protect the public’s health on a scale never seen in U.S. history.

FDA to set standard for opiate contamination in poppy seeds

Letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Martin A. Makary RE: regulation of laboratory developed tests

We write to you regarding the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’s March 31 decision in an industry-initiated lawsuit challenging FDA’s authority to regulate Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs). As you know, the court ruled, in its primary finding, that LDTs are services, not devices, thereby setting aside a final rule that had been in the works at FDA for years. We expect the Agency is concerned about an opinion that removes authority from FDA over an important subset of medical products and erodes the Agency’s authority to ensure safe and effective diagnostics are on the market. View the resource below to keep reading.