by PBFA | Jun 29, 2021 | Nutrition, Policy |
PBFA is proud to announce its endorsement of The Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program Act, introduced by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D (D-NY). If passed, this bill would create a voluntary grant program for school districts to...
by PBFA | Mar 26, 2021 | Food Service, Nutrition |
Status (4/13/21): This bill has been chaptered on 09/20/19, so is now inactive. It was last amended on 06/27/19. PBFA is a proud supporter of California Assembly Members Nazarian, Kalra, and Quirk-Silva’s bill, AB 558 – known as the California Climate-Friendly Food...
by Sahra Pak | Jan 27, 2021 | Nutrition, PBFA News, Policy |
By: Sahra Pak, MS, RD, CPT, DipACLM The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the new 2020-2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) just before the new year. The U.S. DGA plays a pivotal role for...
by PBFA | Jul 1, 2020 | Nutrition, PBFA News, Policy |
Status (4/13/21): On 03/14/2019, the bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Senate. Unfortunately, the bill failed to pass and progress on it has since stalled. Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug...
by PBFA | Jul 10, 2019 | Nutrition |
Below is PBFA’s public comments by our nutrition advisor Sherene Chou at the second meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee in Washington, DC, July 11, 2019. Hello, my name is Sherene Chou and I am a Registered Dietitian specializing in...
by PBFA | Mar 26, 2019 | Nutrition |
Status (4/13/21): Unfortunately, the bill died in Appropriations, last amended on 06/24/19. California Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian of the 46th Assembly District recently introduced a groundbreaking bill, A.B. 479, dubbed the California Climate-Friendly Food Act, to...
