14 Senators led by Collins and Bennet urge USDA and HHS to maintain potatoes as a vegetable in 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines, opposing reclassification as a grain.

14 Senators, led by Susan Collins and Michael Bennet, are urging the USDA and HHS to maintain potatoes as a vegetable in the upcoming Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2025-2030). The senators argue that reclassifying potatoes as a grain could cause confusion among consumers and harm farming industries. The proposed change is part of a joint advisory committee's consideration of interchangeability between starchy vegetables and grains.

March 28, 2024
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