Organizations/Websites – Federal Agencies
Organizations/Websites - Consumer
- The World’s Healthiest Foods – whfoods.org
- A non-profit organization/website dedicated to the benefits of healthy eating
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) – www.cspinet.org
- A non-profit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of the food supply
- Consumer Federation of America – 202-387-6121
- A federation of national, state, regional and community consumer organizations dedicated to consumer action through legislation, information and education.
Organizations/Websites – Medical
- American Dietetic Association – www.eatright.org
- The nation's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with nearly 65,000 members
- Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917 by a visionary group of women, led by Lenna F. Cooper and ADA's first president, Lulu C. Graves, dedicated to helping the government conserve food and improve the public's health and nutrition during World War I.
- ADA 's commitment to helping people enjoy healthy lives brings the Association into the forefront of five critical health areas facing all Americans:
- Obesity and overweight
- Aging
- Complementary care and dietary supplements
- Safe and nutritious food supply
- Human genome and genetics
Books
A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives , Ruth Winter, M.S.
