U.S.D.A. budget requested $1,400 million to provide for development and emergency food assistance and donations under P.L.480 Title II.

School Nutrition Association asks Congress to modify menu mandates in child nutrition reauthorization bill.

The F.D.A. has taken on food safety, trans fat and nutrition labeling issues during Margaret Hamburg's tenure.

New user fees seen as essential supplement to government funding.

Label and menu claims will be under increased scrutiny in the coming year.

Study compares four types of nutrition labels, the least effective being the Nutrition Facts label.

No association of cardiovascular risk is found in people age 71 to 80 either.

Becomes the first member of Congress to have served as chairman of both the House and Senate ag committees.

D.G.A.C. finds moderate evidence for replacing sugar-containing sweeteners with low-calorie sweeteners for reducing calorie intake, body weight and adiposity in short duration studies.

The committee recommends retaining the 10% upper limit for saturated fat intake.