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Ag leaders seek time on dietary guidelines

Top Story IconThe head of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee has sent a letter about concerns over recommended dietary guidelines being considered by Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to the secretaries.

A government advisory committee has recommended less consumption of red and processed meats – and for the first time took environmental sustainability into consideration in making that recommendation.

House Ag subcommittee leaders Jackie Walorski of Indiana and David Rouzer of North Carolina have also signed Chairman Mike Conaway’s letter which says that consideration goes beyond the scope of the dietary guidelines committee.

They are asking for a longer public comment period on the recommendations, from 45 days to 120 days.

Last month, Vilsack said there a lot of issues that have to be resolved and that the dietary guidelines are “supposed to be driven by science and it needs to be driven by science.”

 

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