How the Biden administration can transform food in federal facilities for millions of people

Executive summary: Values-aligned food purchasing and service

This executive summary is a publication of the Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition.

Report: Values-aligned food purchasing and service

This report is a publication of the Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition.

Biden Administration urged to improve federal food service guidelines

Coalition letter urging Biden administration executive order on food service guidelines

160 organizations, includingmembers of the newly formed Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition, sent this letter to President Biden urging the administration to fulfill that commitment and issuing an Executive Order requiring all federal agencies to implement the updated food service guidelines as well as a plan for values-aligned food purchasing across federal agencies.

#ExecutiveOrderUp social media toolkit

We're calling on President Biden to issue an Executive Order requiring the implementation of the Center for Disease Control's Food Service Guidelines for Federal Facilities (FSG) at every federally owned and operated facility in the country.

Biden administration national strategy endorses front-of-package labeling, healthy school meals for all

The National Strategy, released in advance of Wednesday’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, represents a significant step forward in the nation’s ongoing battle against food insecurity and diet-related disease. CSPI is thrilled to see several of our highest priorities, encapsulated in our July 15 letter to President Biden, included in the Strategy.

Letter to White House re: executive order on food service guidelines

A letter from members of Congress and supporting organizations urging the President to issue an Executive Order to require implementation of food service guidelines across all federally owned and operated facilities and to establish a timeline and process for implementing comprehensive, values-driven food procurement standards for federal agencies.

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Watergate’s long shadow obscures a Nixon achievement that should be celebrated: Improving the way America eats. 

Comments in response to “Supply Chains for the Production of Agricultural Commodities and Food Products”

While most federal food service and feeding programs do follow at least some nutrition guidelines and some agencies try to purchase locally produced food, the federal government lacks a robust values-aligned food procurement policy and practices. food procurement can be a driver for the just, healthy, and sustainable food system we desperately need. We urge the administration to bring federal food purchasing practices into alignment with its policy objectives to achieve racial justice, fight climate change, support family farms, strengthen local economies, ensure nutrition security, support food and farmworkers, and protect animal welfare.