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Apr 11, 2011

Voters Overwhelmingly Support Stronger School Food Standards, New Poll Finds

More than three out of four American voters—78 percent—believe that schools should be required to meet higher nutrition standards for all foods they serve or sell to students, and 61 percent support providing schools with more funding to meet those standards, according to a new poll conducted by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint and commissioned by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project.

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School Food
Apr 19, 2012

Voters Want Healthy Snacks in Schools

"Eighty percent of American voters favor national nutrition standards that would limit calories, fat and sodium in snack and à la carte foods sold in U.S. schools and encourage the consumption of fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy items, according to a new poll."

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School Food
Apr 11, 2011

Voters’ Attitudes On School Nutrition

Americans express broad and deep support for increasing federal requirements for the nutrition of meals served in schools and for increasing funding for the national school meals program by one percent. 

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School Food
Nov 1, 2012

When It Comes to Healthy Snacks, Many Schools Do Not Make the Grade

A new report finds that in all but one state, fewer than half of secondary schools sold fruit or vegetables as snacks in 2010.

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School Food
Oct 28, 2005

Workshop Proceedings on Moral and Ethical Aspects of Genetically Engineered and Cloned Animals

In January 2005, the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology hosted a workshop to explore moral and ethical aspects of genetically engineering and cloning animals. Participants and attendees included animal biotechnology researchers from academia and industry, representatives from the biotechnology and food and agriculture industries, consumer and animal welfare advocates, ethicists and federal and state regulatory officials.

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Food Safety
Dec 6, 2005

Workshop Proceedings on Regulatory and Commercialization Issues Related to Genetically Engineered Animals

In March and May 2005, the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology hosted workshops to explore issues related to the regulation and commercialization of the products of animal biotechnology. Participants included animal biotechnology researchers from academia and industry; other representatives from the biotechnology, food, and agriculture industries; consumer, environmental, and animal welfare advocates; ethicists; and federal agency officials.

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Food Safety
Jan 28, 2009

World’s First Mandatory National Nanotech Rule Pending

The Canadian government reportedly is planning to release in February the world’s first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials, according to environmental officials. The information gathered under the requirement will be used to evaluate the risks of engineered nanomaterials and will help to develop appropriate safety measures to protect human health and the environment.

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