Nutrition
The Plant Based Foods Association is committed to supporting the growing demand for healthier and more sustainable alternatives to conventional meat and dairy in institutions across the U.S. Our nutrition policy priority is promoting plant-based foods in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and in school food.
PBFA Analysis: Final 2020-2025 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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....
PBFA Urges the FDA to Adopt Labeling Standards that Encourage Innovation
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...
PBFA Comments for Dietary Guidelines Hearing
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...
Take Action: Groundbreaking Bill Aims to Increase Plant-Based Foods in California Schools
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...
Policy Win! California State-Run Facilities to Offer Plant-Based Options
Status (4/13/21): A win! California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law S.B. 1138, requiring state-licensed healthcare facilities and state prisons provide plant-based...
PBFA Submits Topic Ideas for 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a set of recommendations on healthy eating that gets updated by the federal government every five years. The document is...
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Pulmuone: A Values-First Company that Embraces Tradition While Moving The Needle
As a storied company with an illustrious legacy, Pulmuone's core values can be traced back all the way to their humble beginnings: Founded...
The strength provided by banding together with others to raise the visibility and voice of the plant-based foods sector, as well as to put forth solutions to many of the concerns we all face today, were the main motivating factors for us in helping to get the PBFA off the ground. What we’ve seen is that this effort has clearly been very successful and has also been effective in helping us to sharpen the focus on our company’s mission.