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Thousands Call for End to Junk Food Subsidies

Over the next week, CoPIRG will deliver thousands of petitions to members of Congress calling on them to end federal subsidies that subsidize junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup. 

Issue | Budget, Food, Tax

Stop Subsidizing Obesity

Our tax dollars should only go to things that serve the public good, yet we’re handing out taxpayer subsidies to big agribusinesses to help subsidize junk food.

Media Hit | Food

Opinion: Glass Half Full...of Corn Syrup

Opinion piece by Director Danny Katz on ending agricultural subsidies that fuel obesity.

Media Hit | Food

Tax Dollars Subsidizing Junk Food

In the middle of a nationwide crisis in childhood obesity your tax dollars are helping make kids even fatter, according to a Colorado watchdog group.

Media Hit | Food

Govenrment Subsidizes Twinkies More Than Apples

A new report by a group critical of junk food says billions of dollars in taxpayer agricultural subsidies actually contribute to the childhood obesity epidemic.

News Release | CoPIRG | Food

Ag Subsidies Pay for 19 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only a Quarter of an Apple Apiece

Federal subsidies for commodity crops are also subsidizing junk food additives like high fructose corn syrup, enough to pay for 19 Twinkies per taxpayer every year, according to Apples to Twinkies, a new report by the state consumer advocacy group, CoPIRG.  Meanwhile, limited subsidies for fresh fruits and vegetables would buy less than a quarter of an apple per taxpayer.

Report | CoPIRG | Food

Apples to Twinkies

The rise in childhood obesity has many causes, but one of the most important is the increased prevalence of high-fat, heavily sweetened junk food.  And shockingly, American taxpayers are spending billions to subsidize junk food ingredients, making the problem worse.

News Release | CoPIRG | Budget, Food, Tax

Representative Jeff Flake Introduces REAPS Act

The introduction of the Reducing the Deficit through Eliminating Agriculture Direct Payment Subsidies Act, or REAPS Act (H.R. 2487) will cut $28 billion over ten years from agriculture subsidies.  This is a first important step away from misguided spending that benefits a narrow set of special interests rather than any rational farm policy or the broader public interest.

News Release | CoPIRG | Food

Obama Budget Proposes Important First Cuts to Ag Subsidies

Statement of CoPIRG Federal Public Health Advocate Elizabeth Hitchcock on the President’s proposed 2012 budget.

News Release | CoPIRG | Food

Egg Recalls Reveal Scrambled Food Safety System

Last month’s nationwide recall of half a billion eggs was just one of more than 85 national recalls involving 153 food companies since July 2009.  During this time, the U.S. Senate has failed to pass needed protections according to “Recipe for Disaster” a study released today by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG), Consumer Federation of America, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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