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Many school cafeterias serve lunches loaded with fat, cholesterol and sodium, and some even allow fast food franchises to sell meals. A five-step plan for parents who want to enact change is presented. The tips include assessing the current menus and meeting with school officials.

US -- There are more than 1,000 citizens' committees advising the government on the drafting of US law. Some 30,000 citizens serve on these committees. In 1972, Congress passed the [...]

Jeers to the U.S. House of Representatives for refusing to appropriate funding for next year for two child nutrition programs they had already authorized: a School Breakfast Research Pilot and [...]

National brands and private retailers are lobbying to get Congress involved in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program to stop states from restricting products with low nutritional substance. Some states have restricted the use of vouchers to store-brand products rather than national brands as a way to reduce the cost of the program.

The resignation of Commissioner David Kessler from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raised questions regarding the future of the federal agency. Industry observers have expressed various reactions on some of Kessler's policies, such as restrictions on cigarette sales and the approval of food substitutes. Moreover, the emergence of several candidates for Kessler's position may result in further policy changes.

THE Senate managed to accomplish passage of the 2012 farm bill with relative ease. At the time, some observers seemingly declared the legislation as a done deal. That was wishful [...]

Food industry executives wish George Bush will resolve a disagreement between Health and Human Services Sec Louis Sullivan and Agriculture Sec Edward Madigan over the kind of information to be put on food labels. Sullivan insists that the labels should contain information comparing suggested daily diet guidelines to a food's nutritional content, while Madigan maintains that the label should provide only nutrient information. Food processors, generally, favor Madigan's approach., WASHINGTON (FNS) - Food industry officials are miffed by the stalemate over what the nation's new nutrition label should look like and said they expect the White House to at [...]

All change in the European Parliament could signal all change for EU food policy. The May elections to the European Parliament resulted in significant turnover, with more than 50% of [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has formally rejected a request from the animal rights group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) to act on petitions PCRM has filed since April […]

Australian liberals and conservatives are equally guilty of class-ridden moralizing about food, sex and drugs, however the Australian Democrat's plan to exclude food from the GST is not a sensible way of achieving compromise. All Australians should have access to affordable food and information on its risks and benefits. Australians should also have the right to choose what they want to consume.

Lawmakers took a step toward expanded federal child nutrition programs on June 4, 1998 by approving legislation in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The measure would require schools to provide snacks to teenagers in after-school programs and fund a five-state pilot project that examines the effectiveness of supplying free breakfast to students.

The US Dept. of Agriculture is embarking on an all-out campaign to generate public support against Republican efforts to return nutrition programs to the states in block grants. The USDA charged that the legislation does not guarantee that nutrition funding will meet national nutrition standards or keep pace with economic need. The USDA added that the legislation will place children at risk by replacing a national system of federal nutrition standards with a funding mechanism that will be unable to respond to economic conditions.

The UK food industry is up in arms over what it calls an attempt by the country's health bureaucracy to impose a standardized 'healthy' diet for all Britons. Many food companies complain that health officials have gone overboard in their nutritional information campaign so that important facts about traditional fare such as red meat and chicken are being deliberately downplayed, while the benefits of pasta, rice and fruits are loudly publicized., I had the impression, probably quite wrongly, that citizens of the USA and their leaders were the most conscientious people when it came to the desire to eat healthier. Of [...]

Ira Magziner, senior aid to Pres Clinton, responded to a 'Vegetarian Times' article about the importance of nutrition in health care reform, by saying that nutritional education would be expanded. The Clintons hired a new chef, Walter S. Scheib III.

* Washington--The two federal agencies charged with developing new nutrition labeling regulations have their hands full. Thousands of pages of comments from the food industry, consumer groups and others have [...]