Nutrition
The Plant Based Foods Association is committed to supporting the growing demand for healthier and more sustainable alternatives to conventional meat and dairy in institutions across the U.S. Our nutrition policy priority is promoting plant-based foods in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and in school food.
PBFA Comments for Dietary Guidelines Hearing
Below is PBFA's public comments by our nutrition advisor Sherene Chou at the second meeting of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee in Washington, DC, July...
Take Action: Groundbreaking Bill Aims to Increase Plant-Based Foods in California Schools
California Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian of the 46th Assembly District recently introduced a groundbreaking bill, A.B. 479, dubbed the California Climate-Friendly Food...
Policy Win! California State-Run Facilities to Offer Plant-Based Options
In a landmark win for plant-based eaters, California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law S.B. 1138, legislation to require that state-licensed healthcare...
PBFA Submits Topic Ideas for 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans is a set of recommendations on healthy eating that gets updated by the federal government every five years. The document is...
New Resource from PBFA: A Guide to Plant-Based Alternatives
Are you interested in including more plant-based alternatives in your food service kitchen or retail store? New to plant-based eating and want to know your options,...
Plant Based Foods Association’s Remarks to USDA on Dietary Guidelines
Last month, our policy and partnerships consultant, Elizabeth Kucinich, offered testimony at a listening session hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in...
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New Data Shows Plant-Based Food Outpacing Total Food Sales During COVID-19
San Francisco, May 26, 2020 – New data released today by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and SPINS®, the leading provider of...
The strength provided by banding together with others to raise the visibility and voice of the plant-based foods sector, as well as to put forth solutions to many of the concerns we all face today, were the main motivating factors for us in helping to get the PBFA off the ground. What we’ve seen is that this effort has clearly been very successful and has also been effective in helping us to sharpen the focus on our company’s mission.