Our ideal vision for a farm bill promotes nutrition and health, addressing nutrition security by improving the food environment to increase access to healthy food, investing in nutrition research, and strengthening nutrition education. The following document details high-level recommendations developed by the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) coalition for ensuring that the 2026 farm bill truly supports health and well-being.
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A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On Apr. 16, 2026, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.
VaccinesPeter Lurie, MD, MPH, Sarah Despres, Josh Rising, MD, MPH, Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
The Center for Science in the Public Interest respectfully submits these comments in response to Docket No. FDA-2026-N-0302. We appreciate the agency’s ongoing commitment to reforming the post-market assessment system for evaluating food chemical safety. CSPI is encouraged to see the agency initiate a post-market evaluation of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) following its inclusion in the FDA’s List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review in February.
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Almost 30 million children in the U.S. receive school meals through the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. These meals must meet rigorous, evidence-based nutrition standards. As a result of major legislative and regulatory changes over the last 15 years, school meals are now the healthiest meals kids eat. Yet outdated kitchen equipment and infrastructure limit schools’ ability to provide freshly prepared meals that emphasize a variety of produce.
More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — as an underfunded state agency administered changes called for in President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
