The Center for Science in the Public Interest respectfully submits the following comment in support of the Citizen Petition to “Limit the Exposure of Refined Carbohydrates used in Industrial Processing in Order to Prevent Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease in Children and Adults” filed by David A. Kessler on August 12, 2025 (docket number FDA-2025-P-3071; hereinafter referred to as the “petition”). CSPI is a non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization that has worked since 1971 to improve the public’s health through better nutrition and safer food. CSPI has an extensive history of advocating for policies that aim to improve the nutritional quality and safety of the U.S. diet through food chemical safety regulatory reform, food labeling, restaurant nutrition standards, school meals and competitive foods nutrition standards, and federal dietary guidance.
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AdvocacyBethany D. Williams, PhD, MSH, EP-C, Isaiah Blake
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