There’s a new label on many US food products – here’s what it means and who pushed to add it.
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The United States has a robust food supply chain and a social safety net in place that could, if fully utilized, nearly eliminate hunger within its borders.
A food policy researcher helps make sense of the lexicon of US food policy terms, and explains how they relate to racial justice.
Since Reconstruction, states have leased prisoners to US industries. That diminished in the 20th century, but now it’s resurging, with prisoners leased to harvest food for American consumers.
Environmental sustainability will not figure into this year’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, but the process helped build evidence – and consumer support – for inclusion in future DGAs.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a report on the role of pizza in American diets. Researcher Donna Rhodes and colleagues in USDA’s agricultural research department found that an…
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
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Food Systems Geographer, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Economics, Baylor University
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Associate Professor of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut