Sneeze_l June 2019

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SNEB Conference Session: 50th Anniversary of the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health
by Jennifer Lynn Wilkins 01 Aug '19

01 Aug '19

Dear SNEB members, At our annual conference next month we will be recognizing the 50th anniversary of the 1969 White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health. A panel is being organized to: 1) reflect on the original conference and the role SNE played; 2) highlight it’s achievements and how they relate to the work of food and nutrition educators today; and, 3) to discuss what is needed moving forward, in policy and programs. We are reaching out so that members who may have participated in some way in this historic White House Conference are not overlooked. We invite you to consider participating in this session as a panelist to share your experience and perspective. Session description is attached. Date and Time: Sunday, July 28, 3:15-4:15pm Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando We would love to hear from you! If you are interested in participating, please let me and/or Rachel Daeger know soon. Also, in the interest of decreasing email overload, please avoid “reply all”. Thank you! Jennifer Wilkins <2019 SNEB Conference Session WH Conf 50th 6.17.19.docx>

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Plant based diets
by Kolasa, Kathryn 01 Jul '19

01 Jul '19

In late April I asked for your ideas/resources on plant based diets.... I am a bit delinquent in sendindg your generous responses as I got distracted to another project. I did note that about the same time the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics sent out a poll asking what that phrase mean to each person. I havent seen a report back on it. Attached are the responses I received. we are still trying to figure out what to do at our hospital ...so still welcome input. 1. should it be vegan? most of the dietitians dont think so but several of the physicians think so 2. if you use whole food plant based diet.... can it include frozen and canned products (affordable for our patients)... or does whole food imply FRESH. Have a happy 4th Kathryn M Kolasa PhD, RDN, LDN Professor Emeritus and Affiliate Professor. Master Educator. Vidant Health Nutrition Consultant Department of Family Medicine; Mailstop 654, 101 Heart Drive Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27834 252.917-1290 252.744.3079 Fax kolasaka(a)ecu.edu<mailto:kolasaka@ecu.edu>

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Climate change compounds hunger, conflicts, German aid groups says
by Chris McCullum 30 Jun '19

30 Jun '19

Fyi - https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-compounds-hunger-conflicts-german-aid-…

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Civil Eats: A New Produce Warehouse in Los Angeles Will Prevent Millions of Pounds of Food Waste
by Chris McCullum 28 Jun '19

28 Jun '19

FYI - https://civileats.com/2019/06/27/a-new-produce-warehouse-in-los-angeles-wil…

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House passes spending bill, including amendment to delay hog slaughter rule
by Chris McCullum 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

FYI - https://thefern.org/ag_insider/house-passes-spending-bill-including-amendme…<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefern.o…> The House passed a $383 billion spending package Tuesday, including an amendment<https://thefern.org/ag_insider/house-usda-fda-spending-bill-delays-hog-slau…> that would delay a USDA proposed rule to shift more of the responsibility for hog inspections to companies. Under the amendment, which is co-sponsored by Democratic Reps. DeLauro of Connecticut and Price of Georgia, the rule would not take effect until<https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/06/final-rule-for-new-swine-inspection-…> the Office of Inspector General has reviewed it and resolved concerns with the process. USDA’s New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS) would amend existing federal inspection regulations to introduce a voluntary inspection system. Plants that opted into the system would be subject to a reduced number of USDA inspections. USDA has said<https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2018/01/19/usda-announces-propose…> the system would allow “innovation and flexibility to establishments that are slaughtering market hogs. Market hogs are uniform, healthy, young animals that can be slaughtered and processed in this modernized system more efficiently and effectively with enhanced process control.” But critics have condemned the voluntary system since it was announced in January 2018, saying it could make food less safe and gives more power to the pork industry to self-regulate. The USDA proposal is based on<https://thefern.org/ag_insider/usda-proposes-new-inspection-system-market-h…> a pilot program that also allowed pork plants to raise line speeds, a move that can put more stress on line workers and raise the risk of injury. Those critics cheered the passage of the DeLauro-Price amendment as part of the House spending bill Tuesday. “The ASPCA is grateful for the leadership of Representatives DeLauro and Price in addressing the significant and devastating consequences the USDA’s effort to remove all speed limits for pig slaughter would have on animals and workers and, ultimately, consumers’ safety,” said Suzanne McMillan, content director at ASPCA, in a statement. “The ASPCA encourages the Senate to include this language in its bill and for Congress to ensure it is included in the final FY2020 Appropriations bill.” The Humane Society of the United States in a blog post<https://blog.humanesociety.org/2019/06/our-animal-protection-agenda-wins-bi…> counted the amendment among “a number of great provisions for animals” in the House spending package. “By any standard, this has been a banner year so far in our work shepherding strong animal welfare initiatives through the federal budgeting process,” wrote Kitty Block, president and CEO of HSUS, and Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, in the post. The House spending package must yet be passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President.

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UN expert condemns failure to address impact of climate change on poverty
by Chris McCullum 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Fyi - https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24735&Lan…

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National Geographic: Kids Suing Governments About Climate Change
by Chris McCullum 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Fyi - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/06/kids-suing-governmen…

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Growth and Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
by Chris McCullum 27 Jun '19

27 Jun '19

Dear SNEEZEers, This looks like a great resource for anyone who teaches about sustainability and economics to undergraduate and/or graduate students. See below URL for more information. http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gdae/education_materials/modules/Growth_and_Sustai… I hope to see many of you in Orlando. If anyone still needs a roommate, please send me an email off the listserv. Salud, Chris

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77 Health Organizations Call for Climate Action to Fight Public Health Emergency
by Chris McCullum 25 Jun '19

25 Jun '19

FYI - https://www.ecowatch.com/climate-crisis-public-health-emergency-2638975994.… Sent from my iPhone

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Justice Dept. intervenes in major poultry price-fixing case | Food and Environment Reporting Network
by Chris McCullum 25 Jun '19

25 Jun '19

FYI - https://thefern.org/ag_insider/justice-dept-intervenes-in-major-poultry-pri… Sent from my iPhone

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