CSPI Issues “Food Labeling Chaos” Report

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has prepared a report for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that purportedly catalogs “some of the most egregious examples of false claims, ingredient obfuscations, and other labeling shenanigans” on the part of food manufacturers that make nutritional claims about their products. Titled “Food Labeling Chaos,” the report discusses health claims made by manufacturers of breakfast cereals, beverages, snacks, and baby food. CSPI praises FDA for taking more aggressive action under the Obama administration against food manufacturers that purportedly mislabel their products, but still calls for a significant overhaul of the nation’s food labeling regulations.