03/19/2019 - The President's full 2020 budget has been released and includes a number of funding cuts to programs the Academy supports, such as SNAP, school nutrition programs, and an overhaul Medicare and Medicaid.
03/14/2019 - The first public meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will take place on March 28 and 29 in Washington, D.C.
03/12/2019 - The FDA recently launched new consumer-focused messaging which highlights the information that chain restaurants have been required to include on menus since last year.
03/11/2019 - The White House has released its "skinny budget" for Fiscal Year 2020.
02/15/2019 - Stakeholders representing sectors including agriculture and nutrition met last week at a Farm Foundation Forum to share knowledge and insights.
02/07/2019 - Registration for the Obesity Care Advocacy Network's winter advocacy day is February 15.
02/07/2019 - U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Rosa DeLauro have asked the inspector general's office at the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate a recent Milbank Quarterly report.
02/06/2019 - A San Francisco law requiring a health warning on advertisements for sweetened beverages likely violates the First Amendment, according to a ruling released last week by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
01/30/2019 - The resolution allows the Farm Bill to begin implementation and contains a provision that will allow SNAP recipients to receive benefits through April.
01/23/2019 - Language in appropriations bills in the Senate and House suggests moving forward with the proposed relocation of the NIFA is premature and without adequate justification and cost analysis.
