Consumer/Health Groups Urge Treasury Department to Act in 2013 to Require...
Washington, D.C. – More than thirty years after first urging the federal government to require meaningful labeling on alcoholic beverages, a coalition of consumer advocacy and public interest groups is...
View ArticleGroups Support Voluntary Alcohol Serving Facts Labeling Decision
Washington, D.C.—The National Consumers League (NCL), The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), and Shape Up America! (SUA) today expressed their support for a decision by the Tax and Trade Bureau...
View ArticleWhat’s in Your Drink? TTB Takes a Step towards Alcohol Labeling
How many calories are in a bottle of beer? How much alcohol is there in a shot of whiskey? How many serving are in a bottle of wine? Consumers would probably be hard-pressed to know the answers to...
View ArticleWhat’s in Your Drink? TTB Takes a Step towards Alcohol Labeling
How many calories are in a bottle of beer? How much alcohol is there in a shot of whiskey? How many serving are in a bottle of wine? Consumers would probably be hard-pressed to know the answers to...
View ArticleCFA and NCL Comments on Alcohol in 2015 Dietary Guidelines
CFA and the National Consumers League submitted the following comments to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). The Dietary Guidelines are an important tool to help promote health and...
View ArticleCFA Applauds FDA Proposal to Update Nutrition Facts Panel
Consumer Federation of America today applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s long-awaited proposal to update the Nutrition Facts Panel found on most packaged food products. In the two decades...
View ArticleCFA Comments to FDA on Nutrition Facts Label Proposed Rule
CFA has submitted comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule on the Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts labels, concluding that an ideal front-of-package nutrition...
View ArticleCFA Letter to 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Regarding the 8th...
The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has submitted comments on the report prepared for the eighth edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans...
View ArticlePublic Interest Advocates Ask Congress to Oppose Efforts to Sabotage Menu...
CFA and its allies call on Congress to use common sense and reject proposals to weaken or delay implementation of the national menu labeling law, now scheduled to go into effect May 5, 2017, over seven...
View ArticleConsumer Groups Oppose Push to Repeal Menu Labeling Law
CFA and its allies ask Congress to support consumer choice and American’s health and oppose the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017. The bill defies common sense by undercutting the Food and...
View Article40th Annual National Food Policy Conference Scheduled for April 11 & 12, 2017...
Washington, D.C. – For the 40th year, the Consumer Federation of America will host the Annual National Food Policy Conference in Washington, DC on April 11 & 12, 2017. The event explores timely...
View ArticleNational Food Policy Conference Will Address Impact of Funding Cuts in...
Washington, D.C. – For the 40th year, the Consumer Federation of America will host the Annual National Food Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on April 11 & 12, 2017. Among the confirmed...
View ArticlePresident’s Proposed Budget Cuts Will Be Front & Center at the National Food...
Washington, D.C. – For the 40th year, the Consumer Federation of America will host the Annual National Food Policy Conference in Washington, DC on April 11 & 12, 2017. Among the speakers are Susan...
View ArticleConsumer, Public Health Advocates Ask for Timely Implementation of Nutrition...
In response to a tweet from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb signaling that the agency would push back the compliance date for large food manufacturers to comply with new Nutrition Facts Label rules...
View ArticleCFA Questions Legal Basis for Weakening School Lunch Standards
CFA submitted the following comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in response to USDA’s interim final rule that weakens school nutrition standards on whole-wheat and sodium, and allows schools...
View ArticleCFA Comments Ask for Sustainability in Dietary Guidelines Process
CFA submitted the following comments on topics and supporting scientific questions released by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) for guiding the development...
View ArticlePublic Interest Groups Oppose Adding Provisions to NAFTA Undermining Ability...
In a letter to Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, public interest groups including CFA express opposition to the U.S. proposal to add provisions to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that would...
View ArticleSafe Food Coalition Welcomes Nomination of Public Health Professional as Food...
Washington D.C. — Members of the Safe Food Coalition are optimistic today that the Trump Administration’s nomination of Dr. Mindy Brashears for the position of Under Secretary for Food Safety will help...
View ArticleConsumer, Environmental Groups Ask FDA to Rethink Food Additive Loophole
CFA joined the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Environmental Defense Fund in submitting comments on a Food and Drug Administration draft guidance related to “generally recognized as safe”...
View ArticleCFA Asks FDA to Help Consumers Make Healthy Choices More Easily
CFA submitted the following comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) comprehensive, multi-year Nutrition Innovation Strategy. The comments commend the agency’s commitment to aligning food...
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