All eight of Subway's Fresh Fit for Kids meal combinations met CSPI's nutrition criteria.

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The CSPI describes itself as a Washington-based nonprofit health advocacy group focusing on nutrition and food safety.

CNN: 'Obesity on the menu' for kids, group says

You assert that CSPI criticizes Quorn because we're in league with a competitor, Gardenburger (which uses real mushrooms).

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The CSPI nutritional standard was no more than 430 calories per meal, while the Kids LiveWell standard is 600 calories.

CNN: 'Obesity on the menu' for kids, group says

"Instead of finger-wagging at restaurants for media attention, CSPI should be promoting walking to school and physical education courses, " said J.

CNN: 'Obesity on the menu' for kids, group says

The CSPI recommendations include offering more fruit and vegetable options and making those the default side dishes with every children's meal.

CNN: 'Obesity on the menu' for kids, group says

Chemical Cuisine can be used on the CSPI website, or downloaded for 99 cents via the iTunes App Store or the Android Market.

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It won't help anyone understand energy balance, which is key according to recognized experts who've studied this issue -- a group that doesn't include CSPI.

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The reports of adverse reactions that CSPI supplied to the FDA shows that Quorn foods can make some consumers vomit, have diarrhea or experience difficulty breathing.

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"The results included in the CSPI study were significantly higher than our findings, " said Maureen Locus, spokeswoman for Brinker International, the parent company of Chili's and Maggiano's.

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"We applaud CSPI's ongoing efforts to educate consumers about food safety, " Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, the USDA's undersecretary for food safety, said in a statement responding to the report.

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Appearing on CNN's " Sanjay Gupta MD" in October, Michael Jacobson, executive director of the CSPI, conceded that sugar and soda consumption are, in fact, on the decline.

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According to CSPI, it also contains 3, 110 milligrams of sodium.

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As CSPI litigation director Stephen Gardner told Bulletproofblog, the suit claims such marketing is illegal under various state consumer protection laws irrespective of the alleged health risks.

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Nineteen restaurant chains offering kids meals, or 56%, fail to offer any meals meeting CSPI's standards, the report says, and nine do not have one meal meeting the Kids LiveWell standards.

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Coke has come under increased fire over the past year as a predominant target of an anti-obesity crusade, led in large part by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, also known as the CSPI.

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As Salmonella rates continue to stagnate, we look forward to CSPI's support, and the support of other groups committed to food safety, of our efforts to reduce this dangerous foodborne pathogen, including modernization of the poultry inspection system.

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Both of these studies -- which inspired the CSPI's petition to the FDA -- marked a departure from previous research in that they looked at children without ADHD who were not suspected of being sensitive to food additives.

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So what's the CSPI's real beef?

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But last year the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) quietly released Chemical Cuisine, an app for Android and iPhones exclusively dedicated to explaining the additives in our food, based on the impressive data collected by CSPI on more than 120 food additives.

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