USDA, HHS Face Backlash from Inclusion of Sustainability in Dietary Guidelines
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Christian Science Monitor] By Emily Nink - February 26, 2015 -
Despite broad support from health and environmental groups, USDA and HHS are under pressure from registered lobbies (including The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the National Pork Producers Council, and the National Chicken Council) to exclude the sustainability recommendations in the final rendition of the revised dietary guidelines; industry backlash frames lean meat consumption as a key component of a healthy diet, and argues that DGAC has overstepped its assignment in discussing environmental sustainability as a part of individual diet.
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