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Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a food safety and nutrition advocacy organization. CSPI was founded in 1971 by Michael F. Jacobson, a microbiologist, James Sullivan, an oceanographer, and Albert Fritsch, a chemist.
In the 1990s CSPI advocated for the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act which led to Nutrition Facts labels mandatory for packaged foods. CSPI advocated to label and eventually eliminate artificial trans-fat found in partially hydrogenated oils. Their work led to businesses such as KFC (World Famous Fried Chicken, food chain), and the city of New York eliminating artificial trans-fat from their restaurant food. In 2015 based on a petition filed by CSPI, the FDA made a final determination that partially hydrogenated oil was no longer “generally recognized as safe” for use in food.
CSPI worked to advocate for multiple food safety and nutrition related legislation, including ‘Food Safety Modernization Act’ in 2011, and ‘Health, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010.’
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Bio note created by Helena Egbert, May 2024.
Sources: https://www.cspinet.org/article/50-years-your-food-and-health-watchdog, accessed May 2024.