CSPI
Centre for Science in the Public Interest
| Type | NGO |
|---|---|
| Website | cspinet.org |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 1971 |
| Location |
Ottawa, ON
 Canada
|
| Budget | USD 5M-19M |
| Functions | Advocacy, Research |
| Funding sources | Foundations or grants, Member funded |
| Tags | health food supply policy |
| Summary | The Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is an independent health advocacy organization with offices in Ottawa and Washington. CSPI's Ottawa advocacy efforts are supported by more than 100,000 subscribers to the Canadian edition of its Nutrition Action Healthletter, which was launched in 1996. For more than a decade, CSPI has been an important force in stimulating changes to government policies and industry practices to improve the nutritional quality of the Canadian food supply and, most importantly, the health of Canadians. CSPI led a coalition of health and citizens groups in a six-year public advocacy campaign for mandatory nutrition labeling on pre-packaged foods. |
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CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 18 August 2023 English
Given FDA’s public health mission and existing expertise in products marketed as food, dietary supplements, and drugs, we urge Congress to provide the agency with additional authority and funding to …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 18 August 2023 English
Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, nearly one-third of all vegetables and milk served is wasted in NSLP.5 The World Wildlife Fund estimates that 530,000 tons of food and 45 million …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 15 August 2023 English
The opportunity for the URL was built on previous waste initiatives and state recycling goals that needed renewed efforts to be met.1 Collaboration around Vermont’s food system was underway in …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 14 August 2023 English
Nutrition Security Priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) urges the following recommendations be implemented in the 2023 Farm Bill to mitigate …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 11 August 2023 English
In 2021, members of the undersigned groups petitioned USDA to reform its poultry Salmonella regulations due to the lack of progress in reducing human illnesses.10 The petition asked for enforceable …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 11 August 2023 English
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to review medical devices, including LDTs, to ensure they are safe …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 8 August 2023 English
In this comment, CSPI expresses that: • We support FDA’s proposed approach to horizontally amending the SOI to allow the use of salt substitutes, as long as the substitutes effectively …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 26 July 2023 English
In the current draft of the “Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including the Food Allergen Labeling Requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Edition 5): Draft Guidance …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 25 July 2023 English
Previously, the webpage showed an outdated version of the Nutrition Facts label (e.g., there was no line for Added Sugars) and a version of the ingredients list that did not …
CSPI: Centre for Science in the Public Interest · 19 July 2023 English
FEDERAL GOOD FOOD PURCHASING COALITION | 1 VALUES-ALIGNED FOOD PURCHASING AND SERVICE: PROMISING EXAMPLES FROM US FEDERAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS | JULY 2023 Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities One …