Statement from Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, CEO of FARE on the release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

McLEAN, Va.—Jan. 7, 2026—Today, the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) were published by the US Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA), including a recommendation for the early introduction of a variety of potentially allergenic foods along with complementary foods during infancy to reduce the risk of developing food allergy.

“Early introduction to prevent the development of food allergy has been a FARE priority for years. We applaud the recognition of evidence-based science that broadens the infant feeding recommendation to reduce food allergy beyond peanut as recommended in the 2020-2025 DGA,” said Sung Poblete, PhD, RN, CEO of FARE. “It is critical that this recommendation be acted upon quickly by health professionals and federal agencies—every month that passes without broad adoption of early introduction means infants will continue to develop food allergy and potentially bear that burden for a lifetime. With this new recommendation, we urge quick action to reduce food allergy within the next generation.”

This infant feeding recommendation and other DGA recommendations for those with existing food allergy and their need for substitutions will have profound implications across federal food and nutrition programs and activities. This includes programs such as WIC, other child nutrition programs, Head Start, relevant aspects of FDA food labeling, and other programs.