Posts for Category: Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Washington, February 11, 2025 – IDFA provided comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) related to the recommendations included in the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s (DGAC) Scientific Report.

Ahead of the final public meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is raising concerns about the need for additional transparency and accountability in the DGAC process. In formal comments submitted to the Committee, IDFA urged the DGAC to prioritize the science and ensure open disclosure of the research that informs its recommendations. IDFA called for improvements in the identification of studies considered by the DGAC and the materials presented at public meetings, which should be done alongside the release of draft scientific conclusions for public review and comment.

IDFA’s comments to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee highlighted the latest science on dairy fats and the importance of dairy nutrition to all Americans WASHINGTON, May 31, 2024—The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted comments to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) urging the panel to maintain and enhance dairy’s role as a […]

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2024 – The International Dairy Foods (IDFA) submitted written comments to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) to address scientific questions and identify references for the committee in their consideration of the latest available science that will inform the next set of Dietary Guidelines for Americans. IDFA appreciates the work of the […]

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2024 – IDFA and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) provided written comments to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion to request enhanced transparency and clarity on the process for developing conclusion statements for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) report. You must be an IDFA Member to access these […]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2023 – IDFA provided comments to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) on the protocols governing systematic reviews to address the scientific questions of the 2025 DGAC. These comments specifically focused on the protocols on food sources of saturated fat and cardiovascular disease, beverages sweetened with low- and no-calorie sweeteners, and food […]

Roberta Wagner, senior vice president for regulatory and scientific affairs with the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), provided oral testimony today to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)—a panel of 20 nutrition and public health experts tasked with providing a scientific report to inform the federal government’s next update to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). In her testimony, Wagner stressed that 90 percent of Americans do not consume enough dairy to meet dietary recommendations, according to the 2020-2025 DGA report. Wagner urged the committee to maintain nutrient-rich dairy foods as a central part of a healthy diet, and she stressed that new science shows that limiting dairy based on fat level—as current guidelines recommend—does not lead to better health outcomes.

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted comments today on the protocols to examine the scientific questions that will be addressed by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). In submitting comments, IDFA was responding to the 2025 DGAC’s request for feedback as it reviews the body of scientific evidence on nutrition and health necessary to formulate a credible and reliable Dietary Guidelines for Americans report at the end of 2024. IDFA believes that a credible, reliable DGAC report will put dairy foods at the center of healthy dietary patterns for people of all ages and backgrounds.

The International Dairy Foods Association, representing all segments in the U.S. dairy industry, applauded the release today of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans affirming that dairy products will maintain their historically important role in federal nutrition recommendations, including recommending most Americans consume three servings of dairy each day.

The new Dietary Guidelines will, for the next five years, determine federal nutrition messaging and set important standards for federal nutrition programs like school meals. Billions of federal dollars are spent every year on these programs to provide Americans with advice on and access to wholesome, nutritious foods like milk and dairy products.