The undersigned strongly support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s proposed rule to strengthen nutrition standards consistent with the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (“Child Nutrition Programs: Revisions to Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans”). We must preserve and build on the progress schools and the food industry have made over the past decade to meet science-based nutrition standards. These improvements are an amazing success story and one of the most important public health achievements in a generation.
Contradictory and headline-grabbing information about nutrition can lead to confusion about what to eat. Some of this confusion could be reined in by improving coordination and increasing investment in nutrition research. The second-ever White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, set to take place later this month, is an opportunity to advance those goals.
Government AccountabilityStephanie Rogus, PhD, RDN, Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
The Sunset Rule, which was proposed and finalized in that administration’s lame duck period, would have set a ticking time bomb on thousands of health and food safety regulations issued by HHS and its sub-agencies.
In response to a recent lawsuit filed by a coalition of localities, associations and advocacy groups including CSPI, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it “anticipates issuing, in the coming months, a notice of proposed rulemaking repealing the SUNSET Rule.”
Becerra understands the role that prevention and wellness play in promoting health, he respects the role of science and scientists in setting health policies, and he is committed to ending health disparities and ensuring that health care is delivered equitably in this country.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Reports, STOP Foodborne Illness, and the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration in support of its proposed rule requiring traceability requirements for foods.
