Comment letters

GFI submits public comments to policymakers in order to advance alternative proteins strategically and with integrity.

Comment Letter Dietary guidelines

To HHS and USDA regarding the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

GFI urges the Departments to adopt the Committee’s recommended “Eat Healthy Your Way” dietary pattern in the 2025-2030 DGA, which builds on previous iterations of the DGA by encouraging people to consume more plant-based proteins while allowing for greater flexibility to meet the needs of American families.

Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary guidelines
Nutrition
Plant-Based
Policy
USDA

Comment Letter Dietary guidelines

To the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the benefits of alternative proteins

GFI asks the DGAC to consider the unique health, environmental, and societal benefits of alternative proteins that make it inappropriate to classify them with other UPFs.

Department of Health and Human Services
Dietary guidelines
Fermentation
Fermentation
Nutrition
Plant-Based
Plant-based meat
Policy

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To HHS and USDA regarding the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

To the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the benefits of alternative proteins