Government Nutrition Programs
Agriculture Under Secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon talked about government programs for fighting hunger such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr…
343 viewsAgriculture Under Secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon talked about government programs for fighting hunger such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr…
343 viewsSam Kass, White House senior nutrition policy adviser, talked about first lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative which he was directing. He said the initiative to combat childhood obes…
636 viewsFood growers, producers, consumers, and various other stakeholders evaluated the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which overhauled federal food safety laws for the first time in de…
1,191 viewsKevin Concannon and Williams Dietz talked about nutrition and America’s growing obesity problem. They focused on nutrition and America’s growing obesity problem.
345 viewsFood and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Food Commissioner Michael Taylor spoke at the Consumer Federation of America food policy conference. In response to criticisms that the Obama admini…
245 viewsPanelists talked about competition along the food supply chain. Topics included the relationship between food producers and the small group of large firms that buy most of their products. Th…
4,021 viewsPanelists spoke about food safety and regulation in relation to the childhood nutrition re-authorization. They also talked about legislation passed in the House and being considered in the S…
164 viewsDr. Margaret Hamburg spoke about food safety and nutrition, as well as policies designed to better prioritize federal intervention and enforcement of safety regulations. She outlined strateg…
95 viewsPanelists spoke about food safety and regulation. They also talked about legislation passed in the House and being considered in the Senate that would give the Food and Drug Administration m…
458 viewsRaymond Offenheiser spoke about the world food crisis, rising costs of commodities, economic conditions, and efforts to feed the hungry. He offered perspectives on the roots of the food cris…
64 viewsIn an opening speech, Christopher Waldrop talked about food prices and the U.S. economy. Then Dan Morgan moderated a panel discussion on the impact of agricultural and trade policies on food…
134 viewsFood safety advocates called on the Food and Drug Administration to implement emergency regulations that would require growers and packers of fruits and vegetables to adopt existing technolo…
225 viewsThe guest talked about worsening problems with contaminated food ingredients imported from China. He said that safety standards in China were lower than the U.S. and also enforced to a lesse…
108 viewsThe Consumer Federation of America held the 28th Annual Food Policy Conference at the National Press Club from September 19-20, 2005. They key panel topics for the event included the impact …
46 viewsThe Consumer Federation of America held the 28th Annual Food Policy Conference at the National Press Club from September 19-20, 2005. They key panel topics for the event included the impact …
43 viewsThe Consumer Federation of America held the 28th Annual Food Policy Conference at the National Press Club from September 19-20, 2005. They key panel topics for the event included the impact …
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