News Releases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System regarding self-reported adult obesity prevalence for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. 

The Foundation issued a mini request for proposals to fill the data gaps in response to the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s revised Appendices A and B, issued in June 2017.

A number of scientific questions to be posed to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee have been developed as part of the Department of Agriculture’s and Department of Health and Human Services’ new approach to developing the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The Foundation issued its 2018-2019 Request for Proposals in August.  Proposals were solicited on the following topics ...

The Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board approved $800,000 in funding to the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, for post-harvest beef safety and processed beef nutrition research to be administered by the Foundation in Fiscal Year 2019.  The Foundation has served as a contractor for post-harvest beef safety for several years.  This is the first year the Foundation has received funding for processed beef nutrition research.  Being… read more