07/05/2018 - Foodborne diseases are a major cause of illness in the United States, with estimates totaling millions of cases each year.
07/20/2018 - The U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi each appointed members of Congress to serve on the farm bill conference committee.
7/19/2018 - Traditionally, dietary fiber has been categorized as either soluble or insoluble in an attempt to assign physiologic effects to chemical types of fiber. New terminology proposes the use of dietary and functional fibers instead.
07/17/2018 - The House Appropriations Committee held the full committee markup of the House Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriation bill on July 11.
07/12/2018 - The FDA in conjunction with the CDC and the Food Safety Inspection Service of the USDA released the 9th edition of the Food Code in 2017.
07/12/2018 - On July 17, the Academy will host a free webinar demonstrating how to integrate and position diabetes prevention programs to connect consumers with medical nutrition therapy and other services by RDNs and NDTRs.
07/12/2018 - Academy members can advocate for better access to nutrition services for diabetes prevention and treatment, and meet with congressional offices on July 24.
07/03/2018 - The House Appropriations Committee postponed the full committee markup of the House fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriation bill until after the July 4 congressional recess.
07/03/2018 - The Academy appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's).
06/29/2018 - A group of more than a dozen health organizations has joined the Academy in strongly encouraging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure the mental and physical well-being of children affected by its immigration policy.
06/28/2018 - The U.S. Senate passed its version of the 2018 farm bill with strong bipartisan support with a vote of 86-11.
