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. [Old LARAVEL BLOCK: PeopleBlock ]

IDFA Calls For Transparency and Accountability in the Dietary Guidelines Process WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2024—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’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. [Previously restricted page. Allowed Access list: Maxx ID: 1, […]

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 […]

WASHINGTON, September 12, 2023—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 […]

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2023—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 […]

WASHINGTON, December 29, 2020—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 report was […]

We are at a critical juncture in the development of the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines). The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) are right now working to finalize the Dietary Guidelines and the associated MyPlate nutrition guide. The stakes are high. These new Dietary Guidelines will, for […]