Childhood Obesity Weekly Policy Update

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Federal

FDA to Delay Menu Labeling Enforcement

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it will push back enforcement of its menu labeling regulation—which had been scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, 2016—to comply a provision in the recent omnibus spending bill postponing enforcement until one year after the agency issues final guidance. The rule will require chain restaurants and other food retail establishments to post calorie information on their menus and provide additional nutrition information to consumers upon request. The FDA said that final guidance will be released “as soon as possible.”

 

 

 

State and Local

Soda Tax Bill Introduced in California

Lawmakers in California have introduced legislation to impose a “health impact fee” of 2 cents per ounce on soda and other sugary drinks sold statewide. Advocates estimate the bill would raise approximately $2 billion annually, which would be directed to obesity and diabetes prevention programs.

 

 

 

New York City Bill Would Require Poster Warnings about High-Sugar Foods

A proposed ordinance in New York City would require the city’s health department to create a poster detailing the “risks of excessive sugar and other carbohydrate intake for diabetic and pre-diabetic individuals.” The bill would further require that the sign be posted by all food service establishments citywide. 

 

 

From the Field

 

2016 County Health Rankings Released

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released the seventh annual County Health Rankings today. The Rankings examine more than 30 factors affecting the health and well-being of people living in nearly every county in the United States, including adult obesity rates, physical inactivity rates, access to exercise opportunities, and a food environment index that measures both food insecurity and access to healthy food. 

 

 

Healthy Eating Research Issues ‘New Connections’ Call for Proposals

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a call for proposals through its Healthy Eating Research Program for studies aimed at providing advocates, decision-makers, and policymakers with opportune research and evidence that will accelerate effective actions for reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. As part of this funding opportunity, Healthy Eating Research is also offering grant awards in collaboration with RWJF’s New Connections program, which is designed to expand the diversity of perspectives that inform RWJF programming. Two New Connections grant awards of up to $100,000 each will be awarded through the Healthy Eating Research program for a 12- to 18-month period; the application deadline is June 1, 2016.

 

 

 

Articles of Interest

Detroit’s Rebel Lunch Lady Wants to Fix More Than Food

National Geographic “The Plate”, Tracie McMillan, 3/4/2016

One of the running clichés in modern America is that local food is an elitist concern—something that only foodies, which is to say rich white folks (and especially hipsters), care about. And then you meet Betti Wiggins.  

 

 

 

From Ugly To Hip: Misfit Fruits And Veggies Coming To Whole Foods

NPR, Allison Aubrey, 3/8/2016

As awareness of massive food waste grows (we toss out enough food to fill 44 skyscrapers each year), two major retailers now say they're ready to experiment with sales of less-than-perfect produce that may otherwise be wasted. 

 

 

 

 

 

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