Mary Ellen Kuhn

Mary Ellen Kuhn

Kids in a school gardenTactics ranging from bolstering local food systems to upgrading food product labeling were considered in panel discussions focused on the theme of “Empower All Consumers to Make and Have Access to Healthy Choices,” Pillar 3 of the five-pronged White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which was unveiled this week. The sessions took place at the White House Conference  on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, and liv…

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Mary Ellen Kuhn is executive editor of Food Technology magazine (mkuhn@ift.org).
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