International Fresh Produce Association Applauds Newly Formed Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee; Mollie Van Lieu Comments
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture have recently announced the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee (DGAC). Following this announcement, the International Fresh Produce Association released a statement congratulating the committee and applauding the Departments on the selection of several highly qualified candidates.
“The Dietary Guidelines Committee serves a critical role in updating our nation’s dietary guidance, known as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), every five years. They independently review current nutrition science and research, collaborate during meetings, assist in developing protocols to review scientific evidence, and develop a scientific report that is presented to the Departments as they develop the guidelines,” said IFPA Vice President of Nutrition and Health Mollie Van Lieu.
The following individuals were nominated by IFPA and selected to serve on the DGAC:
- Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS, University of California San Diego
- Christopher Gardner, PhD, Stanford University
- Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH, Oklahoma State University
As the organization noted in a recent release, IFPA looks forward to working with the full DGAC throughout its process to ensure they have the resources needed to provide continued sound dietary guidance to consumers and government programs.
“In addition to providing framework for MyPlate, the guidelines have profound impact on federal nutrition assistance programs that IFPA advocates for including WIC, SNAP, USDA procurement, and school nutrition programs. Months ago, we nominated several highly qualified candidates to serve on the committee and are very pleased that all were selected,” Van Lieu continued.
To learn more about the experts selected to serve on the DGAC, click here.
Congratulations to this newly formed committee and to IFPA for advancing its goals to improve and expand consumer access to fruits and vegetables!
