CSPI International
Center for Science in the Public Interest
 

CSPI letter to Coca-Cola on disclosing calories on fronts of beverage labels in Australia
(Acrobat 56k) —November 8, 2006

CSPI's letter to Kellogg's on discrepancies between U.S. and U.K. versions of cereals
(Acrobat 69k) —October 20, 2006

WHO Forum on Marketing of Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages to Children
        Children's WHO Forum (Acrobat 29k)
        Children's Advertising (Acrobat 31k)
        Silverglade Presentation (Acrobat 77k)
—May 2-3, 2006

Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organization (IAFCO) Concerning the Discussion Paper on Advertising Prepared by the Government of Canada
(Acrobat 48k) —May 1, 2006

Comments of the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO) to the Codex Food Labelling Committee (CCFL)
(Acrobat 73k) —April 11, 2006

The World Health Organization's Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health: Turning Strategy Into Action
(Acrobat 240k)—December, 2005

World Health Organization Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health
May 22, 2004

Lost in Translation: Regulatory Cooperation by the United States and European Union Needed to Address the Transatlantic Epidemic of Obesity and Diet-Related Disease
(Acrobat 150k) —June 09, 2006

Comments on the EU/US Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
(Acrobat 76k)—May 11, 2006

Joint US/EU Limits On Food Marketing Urged To Combat Obesity Crisis
May 5, 2004

Quantitative Ingredient Declaration (QUID) On Food Labelling - Promoting Consumer Health and Preventing Unfair Trade Practices
(Acrobat 2,210k)—May 10, 2005

Codex Committee on Food Labelling: Discussion Paper on Quantitative Ingredient Declaration
May 2000

Food Labeling for the 21st Century
A Global Agenda for Action
(Acrobat 488k)— May 1998

Using Food Labeling to Improve Diet and Health:
An Examination of the U.S. Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, by Bruce Silverglade, Director of Legal Affairs

 
Functional Foods^TOP
 

Silverglade Presentation (Acrobat 77k)

Consumer Groups Call for Greater Regulation of “Functional Foods”
— News Release

Functional Foods: Public Health Boon or 21st Century Quackery? An International Comparison
— Full Report

 
Food Safety Standards
 

Letter to US Trade Representative regarding SPS Conference in Geneva on cattle feedlot regulations, antibiotic cattle growth promoters, Salmonella in poultry, dioxin and reduction of fats in meat (Acrobat 53k)
March 8, 2004

Letter to The Honorable Charlene Barshefsky Re: Ongoing Negotiations Between the United States and Canada to Develop a Seafood Equivalency Agreement
— March 29, 2000

Consumer Group Asks FDA/USDA to Comply with Transatlantic Recommendations
— May 6, 1999

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Weakening Food Safety Regulation to Facilitate Trade?
— January 25, 1999

Letter to U.S.D.A. on Harmonization of Food Additive Standards
— January 22, 1999

 
IACFO^TOP
 

Round-table discussion on the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity, and health (Acrobat 95k)
June 09, 2006

IACFO comments on the need for Codex to Set Standards for Food Advertising
— March 10, 2005

Broadcasting bad health: Why food marketing to children needs to be controlled (Acrobat 785k)
July, 2003

International Consumer Coalition Urges UN Committee to Call for Improved Food Labelling
— May 2, 2002

Consumers Association of Singapore Joins IACFO
— April 2001

The Food Commission — An IACFO Coalition Partner

Japan Offspring Fund — An IACFO Coalition Partner

What is IACFO?

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme

Consumer Groups Call for Greater Regulation of “Functional Foods” — IACFO News Release

Functional Foods: Public Health Boon or 21st Century Quackery? An International Comparison
— Executive Summary

 
CODEX^TOP
 

IACFO comments to CODEX food labelling committee on proposed amendment on labelling of prepackaged foods: quantitative ingredient declarations (QUID) (Acrobat 174k)
October 20, 2006

IACFO's Comments on CODEX Plan for Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health (Acrobat 37k)
October 20, 2006

Proposed Draft Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food (Acrobat 60k)
June 09, 2006

The Implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health - Discussion Paper (Acrobat 67k)
March 30, 2006

WHO Recommendations for Revamping Codex Nutrition Standards Revealed (Acrobat 1,345k)
November 5, 2004

IACFO Proposed Draft Standard for Soy Sauce
September 27, 2004

IACFO proposed amendment to the general standard for the labelling of prepackaged foods (CL 2003/18-FL - Part B)
May 12, 2004

Comments re proposed international standards for percentage ingredient labelling
April 28, 2003

Comments re proposed international standards for organic foods.
April 28, 2003

Proposed Draft Guidelines on the Judgement of Equivalence of Sanitary Measures Associated with Food Inspection and Certification Systems (At Step 3)
September 29, 2000

Consumer, Labor, and Environmental Groups Tell Clinton Administration To Support Openness at Global Food Safety Meetings Despite Industry Opposition
— April 10, 2000

Consumer Groups Call for Stronger International Food Safety, Labeling Rules
— June 28, 1999

International Harmonization of Food Safety and Labeling Standards: Threats and Opportunities for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S.D.A.
— June 1997

U.S. Position on Codex Draft Medium-Term Plan for 1998 to
2002

—December 23, 1997

Request for comments on draft Codex guidelines for vitamin and mineral supplements. CL1997/12-NFSDU
—December 5, 1997

Comments on the Consideration of Codex Alimentarius Standards; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Docket No. 97N-0218
— October 6, 1997

CSPI Comments on the U.S. Position on Codex "Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food Import and Export Inspection Certification Systems (at Step 4)," Sixth Session, Melbourne, Australia, February 23-27, 1998.
—December 10, 1997

Comments on matters arising from the 22nd session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission as related to food additives and contaminants
— Oct. 23, 1997

Codex Committee on Food Labeling, U.S. Position on Agenda Items for May 25-28 Meeting
— October 9, 1997

 
World Trade Organization^TOP
 

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Weakening Food Safety Regulations to Facilitate Trade?
— December, 2000

The Impact of the TBT and SPS Agreements on Food Labeling and Safety Regulations
— October, 2000

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - A Speech to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences National Research Council Conference on Incorporating Science, Economics, Sociology, and Politics in International Food Safety Standards.
— May 25, 2000

Preparations For the 1999 Ministerial Conference: Proposal for Reforms to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

Testimony on United States Trade Policies and Agricultural Disease: Safety, Economic, and Global Considerations
— October 26, 1999

Reforming the World Trade Organization: Testimony Before the House Ways and Means Committee
— August 5, 1999

Food Safety Threatened by WTO Agreement - Letter to the U.S. Trade Representative
— May 27, 1999

Comments of Bruce Silverglade at the “Global Policy: Local Issues” Conference.

Should the SPS Agreement Be Amended? A Modest Proposal to Restore Public Support.  By Bruce Silverglade, at the 1998 Ceres Conference on Politicizing Science: What Price Public Policy?
April 4, 1998

CSPI's Comments on the Triennial Review of the SPS Agreement
— January 8, 1998

 
NAFTA^TOP
 
Impacts of Changes to Consumer Protection Rules in Accordance with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), by Bruce Silverglade