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Biden revives the nutrition summit — but don't expect as much this time

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The first White House nutrition summit in a half-century is due to kick off on Wednesday at a difficult political moment, with President Biden eager to put his imprint on food policy but areas for bipartisan cooperation scant.

While many proposals are built around executive branch actions, there's a long wish list for Congress in a plan the White House released this morning.

It envisions the FDA developing a front-of-package food labeling scheme, bringing WIC and SNAP shopping online and screening individuals for food insecurity at federal health facilities.

 

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