Request for Public Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Request for Public Comments on the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
Consumer health is a key consideration in producing meat and poultry products, which not only includes offering nutrient dense protein food products but also improving and maintaining the safety of the meat and poultry supply. Meat and poultry products play an important role in a healthy, well-balanced diet and the industry is committed to offering diverse nutritional products. Including meat and poultry in the diet allows consumers to more easily fulfill their essential amino acid and nutrient requirements. Dietary guidance should be practical, affordable, and attainable, and should measurably improve the health of Americans as part of healthy dietary patterns.
The Meat Institute applauds the enormous task undertaken by the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC or Committee) to review the science and provide its recommendations in the Scientific Report (Report) to the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services (USDA and HHS or the Departments). The Departments now must translate the Report into policy that will provide meaningful dietary advice for the American population. The significant efforts to develop the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Guidelines) do not go unrecognized or unappreciated by the Meat Institute or its members.
