Policy & Advocacy
Policy and advocacy work are keys to achieving our strategic objectives at the Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition Security. Our work involves drafting and joining sign-on letters to policy- and lawmakers.
Sign-On Letters
- 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
In early February 2026, Gabby Headrick, IFSAN Associate Director of Food and Nutrition Policy, joined more than 200 experts to request that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reconsider the recently released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
"We call on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—as well as professional medical and nutrition associations—to issue science-based dietary guidance that truly promotes health and prevents chronic disease," the letter states.
Read the full letter:
Public Comment
- Exploring Practical Strategies to Reduce Salmonella in Poultry Products
IFSAN submitted a public comment to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) following a January 14, 2026, public meeting for exploring practical strategies to reduce Salmonella in poultry products.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Salmonella causes more than 1 million illnesses each year. In its letter to the inspection service, IFSAN stressed that to correct insufficiencies in the current system, FSIS should
- support rapid-testing development
- monitor serotypes, virulence factors, and resistance genes
- implement enforceable standards
- declare Salmonella an adulterant
- reinstate the Salmonella Framework
Read the full letter: