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CSPI's comment on USDA's final rule implementing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

USDA’s final rule Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs (91 FR 25073) seeks to codify the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, passed by Congress December 2025, and expand milk offerings to additional programs beyond NSLP, including SBP, CACFP and the Special Milk Program. In addition to providing these options, the rule exempts the saturated fat content in fluid milk from counting towards the weekly saturated fat limits school meals must follow. In this comment, we make the following points: 1. CSPI opposes USDA’s decisions to remove dairy fat restrictions from the CNPs and exempt fluid milk from school meal weekly saturated fat limits. 2. CSPI urges USDA to include and specify the nondairy beverage access provisions included in the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act in future rulemaking and ensure these provisions apply to all CNPs. 3. CSPI requests USDA clarify that any flavored milk options, regardless of fat content, must meet per-product added sugar limits and weekly added sugar limits as established in the final rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. View the resource below to keep reading.

Healthy Kids

Comment RE: Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Pilot Program

Thank you for the opportunity to share our perspective on the Commissioner’s National Priority Review (CNPV) pilot program in written comments and at the public meeting. The undersigned individuals write to share our concerns and opposition to the Food and Drug Administration’s CNPV pilot, particularly relating to the politicization of voucher selection by the inclusion of national priorities falling outside of FDA’s remit, an expedited review timeline that poses dangers to consumers, and the lack of transparency in the implementation of the pilot. The Center for Science in the Public Interest is a non-profit consumer education and advocacy organization. Since 1971, CSPI has advocated for evidence-based policies to improve health, nutrition, and food safety. CSPI is an independent organization that does not accept any corporate funding. In this comment, we provide feedback on the CNPV pilot program’s scope, voucher selection process, the review council’s role, expedited timelines, and future programmatic directions. View the resource below to keep reading.

Government Accountability

Virtual public meeting and listening session on food allergen thresholds and their potential applications

The Center for Science in the Public Interest appreciates this opportunity to comment on the topic of food allergen thresholds and their potential applications. This comment will focus on the use of thresholds in better aligning precautionary allergen labeling statements (e.g. “may contain peanuts”) with product risk to ensure meaningful communication to consumers. Specifically, we call on the FDA to issue regulations defining specific PAL statements and requiring that any such claims are informed by adequate risk assessment incorporating such thresholds. View the resource below to keep reading.

Food Safety