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KIND Petitions FDA to Update Nutrient Content Claim Regulations

Posted on March 27, 2019

On March 12, 2019, snack bar producer, KIND, submitted a Citizen Petition to the FDA asking the agency to update the framework for regulating nutrient content claims (NCCs). In sum,

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HHS and USDA Announce 2020 Dietary Guidelines Topics and Advisory Committee Meeting

Posted on March 15, 2019

In February 2018, The Daily Intake Blog reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) were soliciting “public comments

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Global Study Shows Confusion Concerning Whole Grains

Posted on November 14, 2017

A global study of over 16,000 people revealed that consumers are confused about the amount of whole grains they should consume daily and which foods contain whole grains. Of those

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DGA Day

Posted on January 7, 2016

2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released.

Every five years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) release the Dietary Guidelines for

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DGA Ditches Sustainability

Posted on October 8, 2015

2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will not include “sustainability.”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working to finalize the

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Curbing the Assault on Salt?

Posted on April 7, 2015

Scientists question empirical validity of current salt consumption guidelines.

For decades, the federal government has advised the U.S. population to limit salt intake. The current Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)

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