How the new Dietary Guidelines directive may change

How the new Dietary Guidelines directive may change Daren Bakst,  Research Fellow in Agriculture Policy  at the Heritage Foundation discussed the latest regarding the Dietary Guidelines, the foundation of school lunch requirements.  He relayed that the New Dietary...

USDA extends deadline for comments on crediting policies: April 23

As of Feb 12, the original deadline for comments in response to a “request for information” about crediting polices, USDA had received only 365 comments. The RFI was published just before the Christmas holidays with only a 60 day comment period. The RFI...

USDA asking for input!

On Dec. 14, 2017 USDA published a notice seeking public input about the the policies governing how USDA “credits” foods toward the school lunch requirements.  These policies may,  or may not be clearly explained in official documents, and complicate the...

Suggested Comments

The School Food Industry Roundtable Suggested Comment: Eliminate the watermark requirement for CN Labeling USDA policy requires companies presenting CN labels statements on product information sheets to include a water mark saying the document cannot be used for meal...