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One profit-lovers pizza, please, hold the calorie count. (Courtesy of OJO Images)
Article March 7, 2018

‘Big Pizza’ is Lobbying Congress to Put Profit Ahead of Public Health

Major pizza chains and convenience stores are fighting the federal menu labeling law in a bid to hide calorie counts.
How many calories are in your movie popcorn? Earthjustice goes to court to end the Trump administration’s illegal delay on nutrition labels at restaurants and other food retailers. (Flickr/daniel)
Article February 6, 2018

Counting Calories? New Lawsuit Will Make Restaurants Show You the Stats

Earthjustice goes to court over Trump’s illegal delay on nutrition labels.
A 2015 Harvard study found that menu labeling could prevent 41,000 cases of childhood obesity, saving $4.6 billion in healthcare costs over 10 years. (King Huang, Flickr / CC. BY 2.0)
Press Release: Victory September 27, 2017

FDA Agrees to Enforce Menu Labeling Rule in May 2018

CSPI and National Consumers League put litigation on hold after reaching agreement with federal government
document September 26, 2017

Minute Order Granting Joint Motion for Stay

STAYED until the earlier of (1) May 7, 2018; (2) the FDA announces that the Menu Labeling Rule's compliance deadline could be or will be extended beyond May 7, 2018;…
document September 18, 2017

Calorie Labeling Challenge Joint Motion for Stay

Plaintiffs Center for Science in the Public Interest (“CSPI”) and National Consumers League (“NCL”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Dr. Tom Price, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, and the United States Food and…
Americans would like to know what's in their food, and food retailers were supposed to start telling them—until the Trump administration decided to allow the industry to delay another year. (Ideowl / CC BY 2.0)
case June 7, 2017

Ending Illegal Delay on Food Labeling Standards

document June 7, 2017

Calorie Labeling Challenge Complaint

Plaintiffs Center for Science in the Public Interest and National Consumers League challenge a rule issued by Defendants Dr. Tom Price, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, and the U.S. Food and Drug…
A 2015 Harvard study found that menu labeling could prevent 41,000 cases of childhood obesity, saving $4.6 billion in healthcare costs over 10 years. (King Huang, Flickr / CC. BY 2.0)
Press Release June 7, 2017

Food Watchdog Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Menu Labeling

FDA delayed compliance and jeopardized public health