Registration opens tomorrow to provide Oral Public Comments during the Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture invite the public to register to submit oral comments to the Committee regarding their deliberation. Registration is required and will open tomorrow, August 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET on DietaryGuidelines.gov. Registration details are as follows:

 

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