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USDA Announces New Rules That Could Ease Another Baby Formula Shortage

The rules would allow the government to temporarily ease restrictions on WIC formula purchases during a shortage. But those restrictions shouldn't exist in the first place.

Reason

Severe Obesity on the Rise in Preschool-Aged US Children

Study reveals increasing trend in severe obesity among U.S. preschoolers, raising concerns about future potential health issues.

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Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids

A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children

The Independent UK

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Why the hunger crisis is just beginning

Food bank demand is high, while donations are down. Meanwhile, WIC is under threat

Salon

House passes two-tiered stopgap bill to avert shutdown - Roll Call

The House easily passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending measure that would continue to fund the government into the new year.

Roll Call

Millions of American families struggle to get food on the table, report finds

17 million U.S. households were food insecure in 2022. That's 3.5 million more than the prior year. Families with children and people of color experienced higher than average rates of food insecurity.

WEKU

The vast importance of WIC for babies

"About 2 in 5 of the 3.7 million babies born in the U.S. in 2022 benefited from WIC"

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2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program

A monthly average of more than 6 million U.S. women, infants and young children received benefits in 2022 from the nutrition program known as WIC.

The Conversation

"Extreme Republicans" want to cut WIC

How a chaotic feud among the House GOP could have led to 7 million Americans going hungry

Salon

Will the Government Shutdown Result in 'Hunger for Millions' as Reuters Claims?

When you use incorrect stats to bolster your claims, as Reuters did, all kinds of foolish conclusions follow.

Reason

Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down

A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too.

WEKU

Vilsack sees shutdown taking away children's food, farmers' loans - Roll Call

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says millions of pregnant women, new mothers and children would lose food aid in a government shutdown.

Roll Call

After infant formula crisis, lawmakers look to donor milk - Roll Call

Lawmakers want to make donor breast milk more mainstream but advocates warn the alternative comes with risk.

Roll Call

The FTC Is Investigating Anti-Competitive Baby Formula Contracts. Bad Federal Policy Is To Blame.

If the FTC wants to know why there's such a notable lack of competition within America's baby formula market, it ought to ask other parts of the federal bureaucracy.

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The Conversation

Extra food assistance cushioned the early pandemic's blow on kids' mental health

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Salon

Iowa GOP wants SNAP ban on fresh meat

The list also restricts purchases of bread, cheese, oil, salt and other food staples

Los Angeles Times

$7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find

LOS ANGELES — Golden State shoppers are shelling out extreme prices for eggs, amid an outbreak of bird flu that has killed millions of hens and left local grocers struggling to stock cartons that comply with California law.

The Independent UK

USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies

U.S. agriculture officials have proposed changes to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for pregnant women, babies and young children

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Canberra's top women in technology recognised

The Women in ICT (WIC) awards were held in Canberra on Friday night

WEKU

It's getting easier to find baby formula. But you might still run into bare shelves

U.S. plants are making more baby formula than ever. But uneven distribution and overbuying means parents can run into empty store shelves.

Tribune News Service

Hunger plan builds on federal role in getting food to millions

WASHINGTON — The federal government’s influence on what millions of people eat extends from school lunches for children to the dining halls of the Air Force, Army, Marines and Space Force.

Roll Call

Hunger plan builds on federal role in getting food to millions - Roll Call

The strategy may have its most immediate effect in areas where the federal government is most closely involved in providing food.

Salon

Why is corn syrup in infant formulas?

Nearly half of US infant formula contain corn sugars. Mounting evidence suggests it may not be the best for babies

WEKU

The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier

The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.

Tribune News Service

House Democrats add child nutrition to legislative menu

WASHINGTON — The House Education and Labor Committee is making a late-session push to renew child nutrition programs and incorporate changes made to cope with the pandemic, but disagreements could slow the reauthorization of a nutrition law that expired in 2015.

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