Healthy Eating and Active Living Press Releases    
            
       
      
  
      
      
  
          
        
  
  
      
      
  
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule on front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels, that would mandate a nutrition information box on the front of food packages to complement the existing required Nutrition Facts label.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service finalized a new rule to revise the child nutrition program standards to ensure school meals are better aligned with the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and based on the latest nutritional science.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Wisconsin Government Relations Director Sara Sahli
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            The President announced this morning he is ‘reigniting’ his commitment to ‘end cancer as we know it,’ building on the initial and robust cancer moonshot investment in discovery, prioritizing increased uptake of prevention and addressing health disparities.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            ACS CAN released this memo to the New Jersey state legislature asking for support of legislation that would require non-sugary drinks to be served with meals targetting young people in restaurants.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), support efforts to make nutrition research a federal priority.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            OLYMPIA, Wash.—Washington voters passed Initiative 1634, which removes local control and eliminates the ability for local governments to pass sugary drink taxes to benefit their communities. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network opposed this initiative.
       
     
   
           
                                   
          
          
          
                  
            
    
        
      
            
            Oakland, Calif. – Top Bay Area medical researchers will spotlight new evidence showing why healthy eating and active living can greatly reduce cancer risks.