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Increasing Transparency around WIC Infant Formula Contracts

December 20, 2022 Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

WIC is a powerful public health program, serving nearly half of all babies born in the country. To help keep program costs manageable, Congress requires WIC state agencies to contract with an infant formula manufacturer to provide discounted formula for purchase with WIC benefits. The state agencies...

Food and Nutrition

A Career Dedicated to Building More Inclusive Food Systems

December 16, 2022 USDA Research, Education, and Economics Communications Team

33.8 million – that’s the number of people in the U.S. who lived in food-insecure households in 2021, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Fortunately, USDA and leaders like Tambra Raye Stevenson are working to tackle nutrition insecurity – especially in underserved communities.

Equity Research and Science

Alternative Uses for Fladry

December 15, 2022 Gail Keirn, Wildlife Services Communication Program Specialist, APHIS

Wildlife Services (WS) experts are exploring how fladry, a nonlethal tool used to protect cattle, sheep, and other livestock from wolves, can prevent other wildlife damage.

Animals

USDA Partners with Purdue University to Develop Video Series to Illustrate Shell Egg Processing and Production Sanitation

December 15, 2022 Jennifer Porter, Deputy Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service’s Livestock and Poultry Program

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Purdue University have developed a series of training videos that illustrate proper sanitation assessment techniques to evaluate shell egg processing equipment. While the practices in these videos are required...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Top Box Foods: A Simple and Stress-Free Way to Get Delicious, Nutritious Food in Chicago - Within any Budget

December 07, 2022 Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, Midwest Regional Office with guest author Olivia Rodriguez, Outreach and Communications Manager, Top Box Foods

Top Box Foods is not a grocery store, farmers market, or food bank. Top Box Foods is a community-driven non-profit, founded in Chicago in 2012, that creates access to healthy and affordable food for the communities they serve. Customers place orders online or via phone for nutritious food which is...

Food and Nutrition

Barbeque, Gumbo, Ice Cream and Team USA – America Leads with our Best at the FIFA World Cup

December 01, 2022 Krissy Young, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

There are only a few things in life that can bring together and excite a global community, and food and sports are two of those things!

Trade

Continuing Cesar Chavez’s Legacy in Supporting Farmworkers

March 31, 2022 Oscar Gonzales, Assistant Secretary for Administration

Cesar Chavez Day allows us to recommit ourselves to honoring farmworkers and their many indispensable contributions to our nation.

Equity Farming

Enjoy a Variety of Foods and Flavors for National Nutrition Month

March 30, 2022 Colleen Sideck, Technical Information Specialist, National Agricultural Library

As National Nutrition Month comes to an end, remember that healthy eating is a year-round endeavor. Nutrition.gov is here to help you continue celebrating with your favorite healthy foods and traditions! Explore these simple ideas for adding nutritious and cultural foods into your eating routine.

Food and Nutrition

U.S. Codex Office’s Work to Reduce the Presence of Lead in Food

March 29, 2022 Amanda Humphreys, Program Analyst, U.S. Codex Office

Lead is a naturally occurring heavy metal found in the soil, water, and air. It is also a toxic substance that can affect brain and kidney function and pregnancy outcomes. Robust international food safety standards help all nations to reduce toxic lead exposure. In 2021, the U.S. Codex Office ( USCO...

Food and Nutrition

The Intersection of Women’s History and School Meal Programs

March 28, 2022 Cindy Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service

The National School Lunch Program provides nutritious meals to about 30 million children daily in the U.S. Such success would not have been possible without the early efforts and continuing contributions of women. For over a century, women have led the way in starting programs that provide healthy...

Equity Food and Nutrition