Press Releases
Press Releases
| Date | Press Releases | Topic |
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| Jun 28, 2013 |
Pew Commends Sen. Mikulski on Food Safety Funding, Grants for School Kitchen Improvements The Pew Charitable Trusts applauds Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) for her efforts to strengthen food safety protections under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and provide grant funding to help school cafeterias across the nation upgrade their equipment to serve healthy, appealing meals to millions of school children. Funding for both programs was included in a larger bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. |
School Food |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project Applauds USDA for Finalizing Snack Standards for Schools Jessica Donze Black, director of the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, issued the following statement regarding the interim final rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, setting nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in U.S. schools. |
School Food |
| May 2, 2013 |
Pew Applauds Reps. Latham and McIntyre for Leadership to Make School Foods Healthier Jessica Donze Black, Pew’s expert on childhood nutrition, issued the following statement on the School Food Modernization Act. |
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. |
School Food |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
School Budgets, Student Health to Benefit From Higher Nutrition Standards Updating national nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in schools could help students maintain a healthy weight and increase food service revenue, according to a health impact assessment (HIA) released today by the Kids’ Safe & Healthful Foods Project and the Health Impact Project. |
School Food, Health Impact Assessment |
| 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." |
School Food |
| Mar 1, 2012 |
A Step Forward for Food Safety in School Meals The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) took a step toward improving school food safety and reducing students’ risk of foodborne illness when top officials signed a new agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |
School Food |
| Jan 25, 2012 |
USDA Finalizes Healthy School Meal Standards “We applaud the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for issuing final guidance to help schools across the country serve healthier meals to students. The updated nutrition standards for school meals are now in line with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government’s evidence-based guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases and decrease the prevalence of obesity." |
School Food |
| Nov 18, 2011 |
Pew School Foods Project Statement on Department of Agriculture Funding Bill “We are disappointed that the final Agriculture Appropriations bill now includes provisions that could undermine the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposal to establish science-based nutrition standards for school meals," said Jessica Donze Black, project director for the Pew Health Group’s School Foods Project, in a statement. |
School Food |
| Oct 10, 2011 |
Consider this: school meals can be healthy, affordable and appealing to kids. Hard to believe? Districts across the United States are proving it can be done.
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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. |
School Food |
| 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. |
School Food |
| Jun 26, 2012 |
Pew Commends Congress for Passing FDA User Fee Legislation The U.S. Senate today joined the House in passing Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), a bill to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s drug and device reviews. The bill now goes to President Obama to be signed and implemented. |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 21, 2012 |
Pew Applauds U.S. House Passage of FDA User Fee Legislation WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, a bill to support the FDA’s drug and device reviews. “We commend the House for passing the bipartisan Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act," said Allan Coukell, director of medical programs at the Pew Health Group. |
Medical Safety |
| Jun 15, 2011 |
Pew Urges Congress to Spur Development of Antibiotics Sharon Ladin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Antibiotics and Innovation Project, issued the following statement regarding the Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now (GAIN) Act (H.R. 2182)... |
Health Topics, Antibiotic Innovation |
