Thompson Statement on Duplicative ICCPUD Study on Alcohol Intake

Washington - Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement regarding the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking's (ICCPUD) release of a study on alcohol consumption intended to inform the 2025 Federal Dietary Guidelines:

"It's concerning that the agencies in charge of researching and producing our updated dietary guidelines created a new, less transparent review process to issue alcohol consumption guidance to Americans.

"Congress already delivered $1.3 million for the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to conduct an objective, rigorous, and transparent study to support the 2025 dietary guidelines on alcohol.

"ICCPUD's duplicative study redirected the Committee's limited resources away from its core responsibility to prevent underage drinking. Additionally, unlike the NASEM review and overall development of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines, members of ICCPUD's Scientific Review Panel were not appropriately vetted for conflicts of interest.

"Any health recommendations to Americans must be based on a preponderance of sound science and research that is developed in a transparent manner without any potential for conflict of interest. ICCPUD's study does not meet these standards."