Items Tagged with 'Dietary Guidelines'

Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.

Lawmakers continue what’s described as “intense negotiations” over what’s going to be included with a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill. It’s not clear yet that GOP leaders will agree to add a package of market relief for farmers.

FDA's Human Foods Program released its 2025 Priority Deliverables today, which details the primary focuses for its first year under the reorganization. Highlights include a goal to issue guidance on action levels for lead in food intended for infants and young children, finalizing the rule on the “healthy” claim and proposing a rule on front of package nutrition labeling. 

Some food industry groups who are closely watching meetings of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee are fiercely advocating for their products as the DGAC works to complete its scientific report, which will be used to develop the actual guidelines.

In this opinion piece, Georgia Machell, interim president and CEO of the National WIC Association, highlights the expansion of WIC funding and how policymakers can work to effectively serve families who aim to take full advantage of the program. 

In this opinion piece, Beth Johnson, National Potato Council consultant and CEO and Founder of Food Directions, highlights how industry observers are closely watching the current DGA deliberations, which are seemingly injecting more ambiguous metrics like cultural preferences – rather than scientifically based nutritional research – into their decision-making.

The Agriculture Department is proposing to restrict the sugar content of school meals, while tightening sodium limits, increasing whole grains requirements and possibly letting schools continue serving low-fat flavored milk.