USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack will join the ABA Board of Directors as its special guest during the next board meeting on June 9, 2011. 

He will discuss a number of pressing issues for bakers, including: 

• commodity volatility
• nutrition issues
• food safety compliance

Secretary Vilsack was appointed USDA Secretary by President Obama in January 2009. He previously served two terms as Iowa's Governor. The USDA oversees many critical issues for bakers, including: commodities; sugar supply management; biotechnology and ethanol initiatives; school meal programs; front of package labeling; the Agriculture Research Service; Dietary Guidelines; and the Food Guide Pyramid.  

Read the press release   

The current sugar program costs consumers and food producers more than $4 billion dollars each year in higher sugar costs. It is also responsible for the loss of over 112,000 food manufacturing jobs this past decade. With inflation for food and other consumer goods reaching all time highs, now is the time for Congress to eliminate the current U.S. sugar program. 

 

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Upcoming ABA Meetings 

The Energy & Environment Committee will meet May 10-11, 2011 at the ABA office in Washington, D.C.  

 

Tuesday, May 10:  Committee Meeting (1:00-5:00pm)| Dinner (6:00pm)

Wednesday, May 11: Committee Meeting (8:30am - 3:30 pm)    

 

Register Now | See the agenda topics here.     

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