It looked like the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee might wrap up with one more meeting, but now it’s set for two.
The United States Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) joint process might be in for some renewed criticism, as RFK
Continue Reading Dietary Guidelines add two meetings that might require finishing up on controversy
Deadlines are approaching for another important governmental function involving food.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025 are being worked on to provide advice on what to eat and drink to build a healthy diet that can promote healthy growth and development, help prevent diet-related chronic disease, and meet
Continue Reading The 2025 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans is nearing the finish line
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Editor’s note: A coalition of organizations sent this letter to Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dear Secretary Becerra,
We write to express our concern about the problems in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program and the need for
Continue Reading Coalition speaks out against luke warm plan for proposed FDA reorganization
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were last updated just as the pandemic got underway and they got very little attention. This time, it’s likely to be different when the public process gets underway. next week.
The inaugural meeting of the advisory Committee (See the list of members here)
Continue Reading Work begins on Dietary Guidelines for 2025-2030
As the first step in the development process of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025-2030, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture are releasing proposed scientific questions for public comment.
The public comment period will be open for 30 days from today, through May 16, 2022,
Continue Reading Public comment starts today for Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030
The 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has submitted its 845-page “Scientific Report” to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS).
The next step in the processes is for the public to submit comments to the departments on the Scientific Report.
In the fiscal year 2019 budget that sets out to cut domestic programs by almost $700 billion over 10 years, federal food safety has not only escaped the knife but made some small gains.
President Donald J. Trump’s $1.1 trillion discretionary budget proposal adds $9.4 billion to the Department of
Continue Reading It gives only a little, but Trump budget takes nothing way from food safety programs
The 15 federal agencies that together enforce at least 30 federal food safety laws are getting new leadership just as fast as President-elect Donald J. Trump can make his cabinet appointments from the long line of applicants showing up at Trump Tower in New York City.
And some top job
Continue Reading Leadership shake-up begins for all 15 federal food safety agencies
The Food and Drug Administration is under fire from the Office of Inspector General for inefficient and ineffective food recall procedures that left the public at risk for as much as six months after the agency knew there was a problem. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department
Continue Reading Auditors slam FDA for dragging its feet on food recalls
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell could not be more succinct in what she wants out of the next two days. She penned a letter to the leadership of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria about the need to focus today and tomorrow during the
Continue Reading Health secretary tells antibiotic-resistance panel to stay on task
